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Welcome to Gimlet ...

Gimlet is located in Blaine County<1>.

The pronunciation of Gimlet: GIM-let<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gimlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Gimlet is 5,570 feet [1,698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gimlet is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Gimlet: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Gimlet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gimlet - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Gimlet ...

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

  • Hailey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ketchum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sun Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
  • Triumph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Triumph is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
  • Broadford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Broadford is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Doniphan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Boulder ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Boulder has also been known as:
    • Boulder Basin
  • Gannett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gannett is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gimlet ...

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

Adding Gimlet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gimlet 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 Gimlet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gimlet post office opened in 1881. The Gimlet post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gimlet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Blaine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Gimlet. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gimlet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Gimlet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Gimlet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/