Wickahoney is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town is located in a remote part of southern Owyhee County. It once had its own post office, which doubled as a stagecoach stop on the route from Mountain Home, Idaho to Mountain City, Nevada; the now-abandoned Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

Wickahoney, Idaho
Ghost town
Wickahoney, Idaho is located in Idaho
Wickahoney, Idaho
Wickahoney, Idaho
Wickahoney, Idaho is located in the United States
Wickahoney, Idaho
Wickahoney, Idaho
Coordinates: 42°27′36″N 115°59′00″W / 42.46000°N 115.98333°W / 42.46000; -115.98333
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee
Elevation
5,161 ft (1,573 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID397310[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wickahoney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Hibbard, Don (March 29, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 28, 2013.