Cache, Idaho
Cache, Idaho | |
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  Cache, Idaho  Cache, Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′17″N 111°09′47″W / 43.78806°N 111.16306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Teton |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83424 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| GNIS feature ID | 397513[1] |
Cache is an unincorporated community in Teton County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]
History
The community received its name from a cache of furs hidden near the site by French fur traders.[2] A post office called Cache was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1916.[3] A variant name was "Dwight".[1]
Cache's population was estimated at 100 in 1909.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache, Idaho
- ^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. pp. 188–189.
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