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Welcome to Plaza ...

Plaza is located in Gem County<1>.

Plaza is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Plaza is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Plaza: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Plaza ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Plaza - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Plaza ...

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

  • Eagle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Garden City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Star
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Middleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Montour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
  • Pearl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Sweet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plaza ...

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

Adding Plaza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plaza 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 (so far) for Plaza was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plaza.

Footnotes ...

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