| Official Name: | Dewey, Idaho |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Owyhee |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6010 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0403°N -116.7622°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 397625 |
Dewey is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.
The town was settled in 1863 and named "Booneville", after its first inhabitant, Captain Boone.[1] Booneville was at first very prosperous, but then fell into decay.[1]
In 1896, the property at Booneville and its hotel were purchased by Colonel W.H. Dewey, superintendent of the Florida Mountain Mining Company. Dewey's company erected a mill, and a mine was located nearby.[1] [2] The town had a butcher shop, general store, steam laundry, livery stable and barn, and a large hotel, the Hotel Dewey. "Nothing had been neglected in the way of making the town complete as to conveniences for its inhabitants".[1]
A post office was established in 1897, and was named "Dewey".[1]
Within a few years, there was a decline in mining, and the hotel had burned down. The town was soon abandoned.[2]
All that remains of Dewey is a large cement powerplant building, and the mine dump.[2]