Welcome to May ...
May is located in Lemhi County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of May, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
May is 5,060 feet [1,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of May is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: May lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for May: 208 & 986<3>
The ZIP code for May: 83253<4>
Communities Also Named May ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named May - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for May.
Communities near May ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near May.
- Challis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challis
- Challis is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challis <6>
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Custer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis <6>
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Lemhi County
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Custer County
- Lemhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemhi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemhi
- Lemhi is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemhi <6>
- Bayhorse ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
- Bayhorse is located in Custer County
- Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Leadore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadore
- Leadore is located in Lemhi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadore <6>
- Tendoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendoy
- Tendoy is located in Lemhi County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tendoy <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around May. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for May.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of May. 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 May.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for May ...
Looking for more information about May? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for May, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for May.
Adding May to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of May 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 May was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the May post office opened in 1897.
We also found May on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Idaho (1949).
For more details, see References and Mentions for May.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for May. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lemhi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around May - 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 May area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the May area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as May). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether May or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |