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Welcome to Asbestos Point ...

Asbestos Point is located in Idaho County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Asbestos Point: Asbestos Pt.

Asbestos Point is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Asbestos Point is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Asbestos Point lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Asbestos Point: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Asbestos Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asbestos Point.

  • Grangeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stites
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • White Bird
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Idaho
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Shells Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Fenn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Cedar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Copperville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Copperville is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Kooskia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asbestos Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asbestos Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asbestos Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asbestos Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbestos Point. See our Newspapers Page for Asbestos Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asbestos Point ...

Looking for more information about Asbestos Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Asbestos Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asbestos Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asbestos Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Asbestos Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Asbestos Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.