Grasmere, Idaho Explained

Grasmere, Idaho
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA Idaho
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Idaho
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Idaho
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Owyhee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:5089
Coordinates:42.3767°N -115.8825°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:83604
Area Code:208
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:376052
Airfield information
Faa:U91
Elevation-F:5134
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:2,750
R1-Surface:Turf/dirt (150feet wide)
Footnotes:Sources: Federal Aviation Administration

Grasmere is an abandoned service stop in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho, in Owyhee County. Located on State Highway 51, it is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) north of the border with Nevada and 58.5 miles (94.1 km) south of Mountain Home. Grasmere was the former site of a small gas station/bar&grill/post office.[1] [2]

The site is now occupied by a remote United States Air Force station manned by active duty airmen from the nearby Mountain Home Air Force Base and Idaho Air National Guard airmen from Gowen Field in Boise. The station operates the flight training range over Bruneau Canyon of the Bruneau River just east of here for aircraft from their bases and other nearby bases in the region (such as Hill Air Force Base and Fairchild Air Force Base). There is also an unattended general aviation airport in service since April 1956, owned by the Idaho Transportation Department.[3]

In 2000, the average median household income for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area that includes Grasmere and Riddle was $30,921.[4] Grasmere's elevation is 5089feet above sea level.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grasmere . ghosttowns.com . Tina Dubois . 2009-06-03 . 2015-02-07 .
  2. Web site: A Landing a Day . graywacke . 2010-05-05 . 2015-02-07 .
  3. Web site: AirNav: U91 . AirNav.com . . 2015-01-08 . 2015-02-07 .
  4. Web site: Fact sheet: Zip Code Tabulation Area 83604 . . United States Census Bureau . 2000 . 2007-04-21 . https://archive.today/20200210212920/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=83604&_cityTown=83604&_state=&_zip=83604&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y . 2020-02-10 . dead .
  5. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|376052}} Geographic Names Information System ]. U.S. Geological Survey . U.S. Department of the Interior . 1979 . 2007-04-21 .