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Archer, Idaho

Coordinates: 43°42′49″N 111°46′58″W / 43.71361°N 111.78278°W / 43.71361; -111.78278
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Archer, Idaho
Archer is located in Idaho
Archer
Archer
Archer is located in the United States
Archer
Archer
Coordinates: 43°42′49″N 111°46′58″W / 43.71361°N 111.78278°W / 43.71361; -111.78278
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyMadison
Elevation4,918 ft (1,499 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area codes208, 986
GNIS feature ID397388[1]

Archer is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.

History

A post office called Archer was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] The community was named after the maiden name of Zilpha A. Young.[3]

Archer's population was 250 in 1909,[4] and 50 in 1960.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archer, Idaho
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 10.
  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.