Welcome to Riddle ...
Riddle is located in Owyhee County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Riddle, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Riddle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Riddle is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Riddle is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Riddle lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Riddle and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area codes for Riddle: (208) & (986)<4>
Communities Also Named Riddle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Riddle - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riddle.
Communities near Riddle ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Riddle.
- Owyhee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Owyhee is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owyhee <5>
- Wickahoney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickahoney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickahoney
- Wickahoney is located in Owyhee County
- Dickshooter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickshooter
- Dickshooter is located in Owyhee County
- Buncel Place ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncel Place
- Buncel Place is located in Owyhee County
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
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 Riddle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riddle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riddle. 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 Riddle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddle. See our Newspapers Page for Riddle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riddle ...
Looking for more information about Riddle? 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 Riddle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riddle.
Adding Riddle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Riddle 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 Riddle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Riddle post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Riddle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riddle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, 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 Riddle - 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/ |