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Welcome to Soldier ...

Soldier is located in Camas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soldier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Soldier is 5,110 feet [1,558 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Soldier is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Soldier: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Soldier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Soldier - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Soldier ...

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

  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Doniphan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Magic City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Magic City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Broadford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Broadford is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
  • Hailey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellevue
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Hot Springs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
  • Pine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Gannett
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gannett is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
  • Gooding
    (30 miles [48.3 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 Soldier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Soldier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soldier ...

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

Adding Soldier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Soldier 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 Soldier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Soldier post office opened in 1882. The Soldier post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soldier.

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 Soldier - 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 Soldier area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Soldier 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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