Welcome to Lago ...

Lago is located in Caribou County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Lago: LAY-go<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Lago is 5,100 feet [1,554 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Lago is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Lago: (208) and (986)<5>

Communities Also Named Lago ...

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

Beyond Idaho, there are 4 communities that are also named Lago - they are located in New Mexico, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Lago ...

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

• Soda Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <6>
• Grace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <6>
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <6>
• Bern
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
  • Bern is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bern <6>
• Swanlake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanlake
  • Swanlake is located in Bannock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanlake <6>
• Bennington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
• Bancroft
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
• Conda
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
  • Conda is located in Caribou County
• Downey
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lago ...

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

Adding Lago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lago 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 Lago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lago post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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