Cache, Idaho Explained

Official Name:Cache, Idaho
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Idaho
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Teton
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:83424
Area Code:208, 986
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:397513

Cache is an unincorporated community in Teton County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.

History

The community received its name from a cache of furs hidden near the site by French fur traders.[1] An alternate explanation is that it was named Cache because of "the fact that most of the settlers migrated to this spot from Cache Valley, Utah."[2]

A post office called Cache was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1916.[3] A variant name was "Dwight".

Cache's population was estimated at 100 in 1909.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rees, John E.. Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. 1918. W.B. Conkey Company. 61.
  2. Book: Blevins, Don . Peculiar, Uncertain, and Two Egg . 2000 . Cumberland House . 978-1-58182-094-2 . 89 . en.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 23 January 2017.
  4. Encyclopedia: Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest . Ellis A. Davis . Davis . Ellis A. . 1909 . 188–189 . en.