Geneva, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

42°21′31″N 111°3′55″W / 42.35861°N 111.06528°W / 42.35861; -111.06528CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCounty Bear LakeElevation

6,178 ft (1,883 m)Time zoneUTC-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]

Description

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.

Geneva's population was 165 in 1909,^[7] and was 10 in 1960.^[8]

References

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