Wickahoney, Idaho

Ghost town in Idaho, United States

42°27′36″N 115°59′00″W / 42.46000°N 115.98333°W / 42.46000; -115.98333CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCountyOwyheeElevation

5,161 ft (1,573 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code(s)208, 986GNIS feature ID397310^[1]

Wickahoney is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town is located in a remote part of southern Owyhee County. It once had its own post office, which doubled as a stagecoach stop on the route from Mountain Home, Idaho to Mountain City, Nevada; the now-abandoned Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Wickahoney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Hibbard, Don (March 29, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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Municipalities and communities of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

County seat: Murphy

Map of Idaho highlighting Owyhee County

Unicorporated communities

Indian reservation

Duck Valley Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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