Welcome to Trailton ...
So far, we found very little information about Trailton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Trailton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Trailton, please Contact Us.
Trailton would have been located within present day Bingham County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trailton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Trailton is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Trailton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Trailton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Trailton was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities near Trailton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trailton.
- Firth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Basalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bone is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Chesterfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Taylorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Ozone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ozone is located in Bonneville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
- Wapello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Bingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Shelley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Trailton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trailton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trailton. 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 Trailton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trailton. See our Newspapers Page for Trailton.
Adding Trailton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trailton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Trailton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Trailton post office opened in 1916. The Trailton post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trailton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trailton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trailton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Trailton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Trailton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |