Holbrook, Idaho
Holbrook, Idaho | |
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 Welcome to Holbrook sign, August 2023 | |
  Holbrook, Idaho  Holbrook, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 42°09′43″N 112°39′14″W / 42.16194°N 112.65389°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Oneida |
| Elevation | 4,780 ft (1,460 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83243[2] |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| GNIS feature ID | 383244[1] |
Holbrook is an unincorporated community along the Rock and Deep creeks in west central Oneida County, Idaho, United States.[1]
Description
[edit]Holbrook lies in the Curlew Valley at the west end of Idaho State Highway 38 (at a junction with the former southern end of Idaho State Highway 37, approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Malad City (the county seat of Oneida County).
History
[edit]Holbrook was settled in the late 1890s by residents of Mendon, Utah and surrounding areas who were drawn to the area due to the availability of land to homestead. The town is named after Heber Angell Holbrook, an early Mormon Bishop in the town.
Holbrook's population was estimated at 100 in 1909,[3] and was just 10 in 1960.[4]
In 2013, a triple murder occurred in Holbrook.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holbrook
- ^ "Holbrook ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bryce, Debbie (April 12, 2013). "Search warrant issued in triple murder case". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho: Pioneer News Group. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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