Welcome to Wickahoney ...
So far, we found very little information about Wickahoney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wickahoney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wickahoney, please Contact Us.
Wickahoney would have been located within present day Owyhee County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Wickahoney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
The pronunciation of Wickahoney: wick-uh-HOE-nee<4>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickahoney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wickahoney is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Wickahoney is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wickahoney was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Wickahoney and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The location where Wickahoney once stood is in the (208) & (986)<6> area codes.
Communities near Wickahoney ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Wickahoney.
- Buncel Place ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncel Place
- Buncel Place is located in Owyhee County
- Riddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Dickshooter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
- Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
- Bruneau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruneau
- Bruneau is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruneau <8>
Adding Wickahoney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wickahoney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wickahoney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Wickahoney post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickahoney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wickahoney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Wickahoney. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickahoney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |