| Wardboro | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Idaho |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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 |
| 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: | 5951 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2558°N -111.2772°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 392830[1] |
Wardboro (formerly Preston) is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[1]
Wardboro was originally called Preston, after early founder Thomas Preston, and under the latter name was founded in 1865[2] although that name was probably not applied until 1968.[3] This name could not be kept when the U.S. Postal Service rejected is as there was already a Preston in Franklin County.
The present name is after Wardsboro, Vermont, the native home of a share of the early settlers. Other names proposed included Heepsville (after the daughter of William and Sophia Heap who had died in a blizzard), Prestonville, Greensborough, Troy and Dalrymple Dell. Oscar Dalrymple's of naming the town after his hometown of Wardboro won the day. A rumor subsequently arose that the town was named after its first postmaster, Milton Ward.