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Welcome to Eileen ...

Eileen is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Eileen is located in Boundary County<1>.

Eileen is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Eileen is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Eileen: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Eileen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eileen - they are located in California and Illinois.

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

Communities near Eileen ...

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

  • Bonners Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moyie Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boulder City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boulder City is located in Boundary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
  • Sylvanite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sylvanite is located in Lincoln County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvanite
  • Kingsgate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Eastport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Naples
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rykerts
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rykerts
  • Yahk
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Porthill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eileen ...

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

Adding Eileen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eileen 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 Eileen was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eileen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boundary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eileen - 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 Eileen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Eileen 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.