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Welcome to Eagle ...

Eagle is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Eagle is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Eagle is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Eagle (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Eagle: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Eagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Eagle: This one is located in Shoshone County and the other is located in Ada County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 27 communities that are also named Eagle - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle.

Websites for Eagle ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eaglechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eagle, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Eagle ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinehurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Osburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mullan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wardner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Frisco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle ...

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

Adding Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle 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 (so far) for Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eagle post office opened in 1884. The Eagle post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle - 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 Eagle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Eagle 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/