Ghost town in Idaho, United States
Wickahoney, Idaho | |
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Ghost town | |
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Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 115°59′00″W / 42.46000°N 115.98333°W / 42.46000; -115.98333 | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Owyhee |
Elevation | 5,161 ft (1,573 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
GNIS feature ID | 397310 |
Wickahoney is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town is located in a remote part of southern Owyhee County. It once had its own post office, which doubled as a stagecoach stop on the route from Mountain Home, Idaho to Mountain City, Nevada; the now-abandoned Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- "Wickahoney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Hibbard, Don (March 29, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States | ||
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County seat: Murphy | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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