Official Name: | Bone, Idaho |
Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bonneville |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 2 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6073 |
Coordinates: | 43.3125°N -111.7953°W |
Area Codes: | 208, 986 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 396161 |
Bone is an unincorporated community in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. Bone is located near the Bingham County line and Willow Creek 17miles southeast of Idaho Falls.[1] As of 2006, the community had two permanent residents and one business, the Bone Store; its population increases during ranching season.[2] The store closed in 2017, but opened in 2020 under new management and a new name.
Bone was founded by Orion Yost Bone, who opened the first Bone Store in the early 1900s. The original store burned down in 1945 and was rebuilt by Max Rockwood (long time Bone resident and rancher) and relocated approximately 150 yds to the north.[3] Bone was the last community in Idaho to receive telephone service, which it did not get until 1982.[2]
Idaho Falls 16 SE is a nearby weather station 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of Bone.