Fenn, Idaho Explained

Official Name:Fenn, Idaho
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Pushpin Label:Fenn
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Idaho
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:3274
Coordinates:45.965°N -116.26°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:83531
Area Code:208, 986
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:396482[1]

Originally Tharp, it was named in 1915 (or earlier)[2] after the Fenn family.[3] Stephen S. Fenn (1820 - 92)[4] arrived in Florence from California in 1862 with his wife and four children.[5] He was an early settler, attorney, administrator, speaker of territorial legislature, and a territorial delegate to Congress. His son, Major Frank A. Fenn also of many professions, was the speaker of the first state legislature. Frank's son Lloyd (1884 - 1953) also served in the

An earlier settlement a few miles north, Denver, was mostly abandoned after the Camas Prairie Railroad bypassed it. A grain elevator was constructed in Fenn in 1918,[6] and an upgrade was added in 1946,[7] served by the railroad until the abandonment of its Second Subdivision line to Grangeville in late 2000.[8] [9]

Fenn's population was 25 in 1960.[10]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fenn has an oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Fenn was 110F on June 19, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was -16F on January 10, 1949.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. News: Neighborhood news:Idaho. Spokesman-Review. January 8, 1910. 8.
  3. News: Fenn put name on Idaho's map. Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 1990 . 18-Centennial .
  4. Web site: FENN, Stephen Southmyd, (1820-1892). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. November 21, 2012.
  5. News: Idaho early history: an emigrant’s experience. Kooskia Mountaineer. Fenn. Frank A.. November 24, 1920.
  6. News: Build elevators for their wheat. Spokane Daily Chronicle. February 23, 1918. 8.
  7. News: Rural skyscraper - Fenn's new elevator . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (photo: Idaho County Free Press (Grangeville)) . September 20, 1946 . 14.
  8. News: Legal notices: Camas Prairie RailNet . Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 2, 2000 . 9B.
  9. News: Last train to Grangeville. Lewiston Morning Tribune. December 31, 2000. 3A.
  10. Encyclopedia: World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Corporation . 1960 . 27 . I . en.
  11. Web site: Archives . L. A. Times . 2002-10-16 . James H. Meyer, 80; Oversaw Major Growth of UC Davis . 2023-03-15 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.