Wardboro, Idaho
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  Wardboro Location within the state of Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′21″N 111°16′38″W / 42.25583°N 111.27722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Elevation | 5,951 ft (1,814 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wardboro, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Lund, Anthon Henrik (1922). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Geneal. Society of Utah. p. 40.
- ^ a b c Wilde, Jens Patrick (1977). Treasured Tidbits of Time. Watkins and Sons. pp. 268–269.
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