Centerville, Idaho
Centerville is an unincorporated community in Boise County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.
History
Centerville was a mining community named from its location in the center of the Boise Basin. A post office was established as Centreville in 1864, the spelling was changed to Centerville in 1893, and the post office closed in 1952. An early variant name was "Hogum".
Centerville's population was 217 in 1909.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Idaho
- ^ Co, W.W. Elliott & (1884). History of Idaho territory, showing its resources and advantages. Ye Galleon Press. p. 209.
- ^ "Boise County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 63.
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
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