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Welcome to Rands ...

Rands is located in Camas County<1>.

Rands is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rands is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Rands: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Rands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rands - they are located in Iowa and Maine.

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

Communities near Rands ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Doniphan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Magic City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Magic City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Broadford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadford is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Hill City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bellevue
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hailey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gannett
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gannett is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
  • Ketchum
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rands ...

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

Footnotes ...

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