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Welcome to Mount Idaho ...

Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Mount Idaho, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Idaho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Idaho: Mt. Idaho

Mount Idaho is 3,640 feet [1,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mount Idaho is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities near Mount Idaho ...

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

  • Cottonwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kooskia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
    • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <5>
  • Stites
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
    • Stites is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <5>
  • White Bird
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Shells Lick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shells Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
  • Copperville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
    • Copperville is located in Idaho County
  • Greencreek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
    • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
  • Big Cedar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
    • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
  • Keuterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Idaho ...

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

Adding Mount Idaho to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Idaho post office opened in 1863.

We also found Mount Idaho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Idaho.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Idaho. 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>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Idaho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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