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Welcome to Ethelton ...

Ethelton is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Ethelton is located in Shoshone County<1>.

Ethelton is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ethelton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Ethelton: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Ethelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ethelton - they are located in Kansas and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Ethelton ...

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

  • Osburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mullan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Avery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Calder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Larson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Larson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Silverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • East Portal ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • Frisco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 Ethelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ethelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ethelton ...

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

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 Ethelton - 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 Ethelton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Ethelton 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.