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Welcome to Triumph ...

Triumph is located in Blaine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Triumph, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Triumph is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Triumph is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Triumph: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Triumph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Triumph - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Triumph ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Triumph ...

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

Adding Triumph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Triumph post office opened in 1889. The Triumph post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Triumph.

Footnotes ...

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