Welcome to Dickens Place ...
Dickens Place is located in Owyhee County<1>.
The location of Dickens Place has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Dickens Place: Dickens Pl. (or less commonly used: Dickens Plc.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dickens Place for more information about variations on the name of Dickens Place.
Dickens Place is 5,810 feet [1,771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dickens Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Dickens Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Dickens Place and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Telephone area codes for Dickens Place: (208) & (986)<4>
Communities near Dickens Place ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Dickens Place.
- Riddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Owyhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Owyhee is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owyhee <5>
- Wickahoney ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickahoney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney
- Wickahoney is located in Owyhee County
- Mountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Buncel Place ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncel Place
- Buncel Place is located in Owyhee County
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 Dickens Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickens Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dickens Place. 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 Dickens Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickens Place. See our Newspapers Page for Dickens Place.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickens Place ...
Looking for more information about Dickens Place? 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 Dickens Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dickens Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickens Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickens Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |