Welcome to Headquarters ...

Headquarters is located in Clearwater County<1>.

The location of Headquarters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Headquarters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Headquarters is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Headquarters is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Headquarters: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Headquarters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Headquarters - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Kentucky, Nebraska and Washington.

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

Communities near Headquarters ...

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

• Pierce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>
• Weippe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe
  • Weippe is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weippe <5>
• Judge Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Judge Town is located in Clearwater County
• Five Corners ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
• Elk River
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <5>
• Orofino
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Greer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Clearwater County
• Ahsahka
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahsahka
  • Ahsahka is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahsahka <5>
• Teakean
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
• Kamiah
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
  • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Headquarters ...

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

Adding Headquarters to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Headquarters post office opened in 1928.

We also found Headquarters on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Idaho (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Headquarters.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Headquarters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/