Geneva, Idaho

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Geneva
Geneva (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°21′31″N111°3′55″W / 42.35861°N 111.06528°W / 42.35861; -111.06528 Coordinates: 42°21′31″N111°3′55″W / 42.35861°N 111.06528°W / 42.35861; -111.06528
Country United States
State Idaho
County Bear Lake
Elevation
6,178 ft (1,883 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83238
GNIS feature ID396540 [1]

Geneva is an unincorporated community in on the eastern edge of Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, near the Wyoming border. [1]

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Description

Looking east along U.S. Route 89 at Geneva, with the Sublette Range (of Wyoming) in the distance, September 2014 Geneva (Idaho) 7-9-2014 13-26-00.JPG
Looking east along U.S. Route 89 at Geneva, with the Sublette Range (of Wyoming) in the distance, September 2014

The community's elevation is 6,178 feet (1,883 m). [1] Although Geneva is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83238; [2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 83238 had a population of 141 at the 2000 census. [3]

U.S. Route 89 runs west 15 miles (24 km) to Montpelier and northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Smoot, Wyoming. Idaho State Highway 61 leads south briefly to connect with Wyoming Highway 89 and Border Junction, Wyoming, 13 miles (21 km) south. Geneva is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Idaho-Wyoming state line. [4]

History

A post office called Geneva has been in operation since 1898. [5] The community was named after Geneva, in Switzerland, the native land of a large share of the first settlers. [6] The Geneva Cemetery is located in the community. [7] [8]

Geneva's population was 165 in 1909, [9] and was 10 in 1960. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geneva". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices" . Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ↑ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 182.
  7. ↑ Findagrave.com
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva Cemetery
  9. ↑ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  10. ↑ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.

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