Camas, Idaho
Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States
Camas is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]
History
A post office called Camas was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1961.[2] The community was named for the Camas root, a foodstuff cultivated by the Indians.[3] A variant name was "Lava".[1]
Camas' population was 75 in 1909,[4] and was just 5 in 1960.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States
County seat: Rigby
- Hamer
- Lewisville
- Menan
- Mud Lake
- Rigby
- Ririe‡
- Roberts
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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