Camas, Idaho

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

History

A post office called Camas was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1961. [2] The community was named for the Camas root, a foodstuff cultivated by the Indians. [3] A variant name was "Lava". [1]

Camas' population was 75 in 1909, [4] and was just 5 in 1960. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p.  61.
  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.

44°00′27″N112°13′16″W / 44.00750°N 112.22111°W / 44.00750; -112.22111


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