Cache, Idaho

Cache is an unincorporated community in Teton County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

Cache, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Cache, Idaho is located in Idaho
Cache, Idaho
Cache, Idaho
Cache, Idaho is located in the United States
Cache, Idaho
Cache, Idaho
Coordinates: 43°47′17″N 111°09′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyTeton
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83424
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID397513[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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache, Idaho
  2. Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. 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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