Do you know of Dry Valley ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dry Valley. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dry Valley.

We found mention of Dry Valley as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Caribou County, Idaho.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Dry Valley ...

We found six communities that share the name Dry Valley.

Within Idaho, the name Dry Valley is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dry Valley [Shelby County].
    • Talladega County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dry Valley [Talladega County].
  • Missouri
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dry Valley [Lawrence County].
  • Nevada
    • Washoe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dry Valley [Washoe County].
  • Tennessee
    • Putnam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dry Valley [Putnam County].
  • Texas
    • Montague County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Dry Valley [Montague County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dry Valley ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dry Valley:

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Dry Valley.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 16/22870   (Place Name: Dry Valley)

County: Caribou     (FIPS State/County: 16/029)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Dry Valley) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Caribou County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Caribou County.