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Welcome to Fingal ...

Fingal is located in Bingham County<1>.

Fingal is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fingal is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fingal lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fingal: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Fingal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fingal - they are located in California, Kansas, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Fingal ...

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

  • Pocatello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chubbuck
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • American Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Michaud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Michaud is located in Power County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaud
  • Pingree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
  • Alameda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alameda is located in Bannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Fort Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fingal ...

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

Adding Fingal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fingal 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 Fingal was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fingal.

Footnotes ...

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