Camas, Idaho

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

Not to be confused with Camas County, Idaho.

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]

Camas' population was 75 in 1909,[4] and was just 5 in 1960.[5]

References
  1. 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.
  4. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  5. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.

44°00′27″N 112°13′16″W


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