Elmira, Idaho

Elmira is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

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 November 2, 2015.
3. "With Idaho housing prices rising, growth shifts north". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 6, 2006. pp. 7A. Retrieved November 2, 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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