Dingle, Idaho
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![]() ![]() Dingle Location within the state of Idaho | |
Coordinates: 42°13′10″N 111°16′5″W / 42.21944°N 111.26806°WCoordinates: 42°13′10″N 111°16′5″W / 42.21944°N 111.26806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Bear Lake |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 83233 |
GNIS feature ID | 397628[1] |
Dingle is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[1] It is located in the southeastern part of the state. Although unincorporated, it has the zip code 83233.[2]
History[]
Although a fur trapper and blacksmith named "Peg-Leg Smith" established a trading post on the Oregon Trail from 1848–1850 near Dingle, the first permanent settlement at Dingle was made in 1871 by a colony of Mormons.[3]
Dingle's population was 40 in 1909,[4] and was estimated at 100 in 1960.[5]
Notable people[]
- Beulah Ream Allen (1897-1989) physician and WWII POW, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Dingle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 121.
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
- ^ "Former Dean of BYU Nursing School Dies". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. March 19, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Idaho
- Unincorporated communities in Bear Lake County, Idaho
- Idaho geography stubs