Elmira, Idaho

History

A post office called Elmira was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community served miners on a pack-horse route.[3]

Elmira's population was 50 in 1909,[4] and was estimated at 20 in 1960.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmira, Idaho
  2. "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. "With Idaho housing prices rising, growth shifts north". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Oct 6, 2006. pp. 7A. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  5. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.


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