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Welcome to Lignite ...

Lignite is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Lignite is located in Bonner County<1>.

Lignite is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lignite (for example, toward Libby (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Lignite: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Lignite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lignite - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, North Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lignite ...

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

  • Sandpoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Priest River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ponderay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kootenai
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Hope is located in Bonner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dufort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dufort is located in Bonner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufort
  • Westmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westmond is located in Bonner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmond

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lignite ...

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

Footnotes ...

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