Camas is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]
History
editA 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]
Camas' population was 75 in 1909,[4] and was just 5 in 1960.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
- ^ 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.
44°00′27″N 112°13′16″W / 44.00750°N 112.22111°W
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