Cocolalla, Idaho Explained

Official Name:Cocolalla, Idaho
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Idaho
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bonner
Population Total:985
Population Density Sq Mi:22
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:2221
Coordinates:48.1081°N -116.6175°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:83813
Area Code:208, 986
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:396313

Cocolalla is an unincorporated community in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Cocolalla is located on the south shore of Cocolalla Lake 12miles south-southwest of Sandpoint. The community is served by U.S. Route 95. Cocolalla has a post office with ZIP code 83813.[1] The meaning of is not clear: one source states it is from a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning "very cold";[2] another source states it is an English derivation of a Coeur d'Alene Salish word meaning “deep water.” [3]

Notable Person

Frank L. VanderSloot, Founder and CEO of Melaleuca.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=83813&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Native American Placenames of the United States by William Bright, 2004, pg 114
  3. http://www.inlandnwland.org/single-post/2017/02/07/INLT-outing-leads-to-find-of-Indian-site Article originally in Inland Northwest Land Trust Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2008, Volume 17, Number 3, pg 8