Welcome to Joseph ...

Joseph is located in Idaho County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joseph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Joseph is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Joseph is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Joseph (for example, toward New Meadows), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Joseph: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Joseph ...

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

Beyond Idaho, there are 7 communities that are also named Joseph - they are located in Mississippi, New Mexico (2), Oregon and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Joseph ...

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

• Grangeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <5>
• Cottonwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
• White Bird
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bird
  • White Bird is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bird <5>
• Boles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Idaho County
• Copperville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Copperville is located in Idaho County
• Fenn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <5>
• Keuterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuterville
  • Keuterville is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keuterville <5>
• Shells Lick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
• Lucile
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
  • Lucile is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucile <5>
• Mount Idaho
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joseph ...

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

Adding Joseph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Joseph post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joseph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

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