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Welcome to Three Mile Crossing ...

Three Mile Crossing is located in Owyhee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Three Mile Crossing: Three Mile Xing.

Three Mile Crossing is 5,910 feet [1,801 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Three Mile Crossing is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Three Mile Crossing, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Three Mile Crossing: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Three Mile Crossing ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Three Mile Crossing.

  • Jarbidge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackpot
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Idavada ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Idavada is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idavada
  • Delaplain ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Delaplain is located in Elko County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplain
  • San Jacinto
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • San Jacinto is located in Elko County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
  • Contact ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Contact is located in Elko County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
  • Rogerson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Elko County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Bruno City ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruno City is located in Elko County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Three Mile Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Three Mile Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Mile Crossing ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Mile Crossing - 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 Three Mile Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Three Mile Crossing 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.