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Welcome to Mexican Place ...

Mexican Place is located in Idaho County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mexican Place: Mexican Pl. (or less commonly used: Mexican Plc.)

Mexican Place is 4,110 feet [1,253 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mexican Place is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Codes for Mexican Place: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Mexican Place ...

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

  • Cottonwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • White Bird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Boles is located in Idaho County
  • Copperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Keuterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shells Lick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shells Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
  • Grangeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Lucile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucile have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Mount Idaho
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Idaho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • 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 Mexican Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mexican Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mexican Place ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mexican Place. 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: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

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









 

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