Roswell, Idaho

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Roswell, Idaho
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Roswell, Idaho
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Roswell, Idaho
Roswell, Idaho (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°44′57″N116°57′43″W / 43.74917°N 116.96194°W / 43.74917; -116.96194
Country United States
State Idaho
County Canyon
Elevation
2,264 ft (690 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83660
Area code(s) 208, 986
GNIS feature ID400062 [1]

Roswell is an unincorporated community in Canyon County in the U.S. state of Idaho. [1]

Roswell is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Parma. [2] Founded in 1889, it was named by and for an early settler and school teacher who dreamed of founding a town in that spot. [1]

Roswell Grade School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roswell, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Roswell, Idaho - Other Nearby Communities". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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