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Welcome to Fraser ...

Fraser is located in Clearwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fraser, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Fraser is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fraser is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fraser: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Fraser ...

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

Beyond Idaho, there are 13 communities that are also named Fraser - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2) and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Fraser ...

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

  • Orofino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kamiah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kooskia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Nezperce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Weippe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <4>
  • Reubens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ahsahka
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Fraser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fraser.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fraser ...

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

Adding Fraser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fraser 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 Fraser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fraser post office opened in 1890. The Fraser post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fraser.

Footnotes ...

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