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. 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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