Welcome to Cuprum ...

Cuprum is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Cuprum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuprum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Cuprum is 4,290 feet [1,308 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cuprum is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cuprum lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Cuprum and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area codes for Cuprum: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities near Cuprum ...

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

• Homestead ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Homestead is located in Baker County (OR)
• Oxbow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Baker County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <5>
• Rubicon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Rubicon is located in Adams County
• Tamarack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Tamarack is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamarack <5>
• New Meadows
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Meadows
  • New Meadows is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Meadows <5>
• Fruitvale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
• Pollock
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>
• Meadows
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Meadows is located in Adams County
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Cornucopia is located in Baker County (OR)
• Halfway
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Halfway is located in Baker County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfway <5>

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 Cuprum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cuprum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cuprum. 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 Cuprum.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cuprum ...

Looking for more information about Cuprum? 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 Cuprum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cuprum.

Adding Cuprum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuprum 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 Cuprum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cuprum post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuprum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cuprum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/