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Camas, Idaho

Coordinates: 44°00′27″N 112°13′16″W / 44.00750°N 112.22111°W / 44.00750; -112.22111
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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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.

44°00′27″N 112°13′16″W / 44.00750°N 112.22111°W / 44.00750; -112.22111