Archer, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

43°42′49″N 111°46′58″W / 43.71361°N 111.78278°W / 43.71361; -111.78278CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCountyMadisonElevation

4,918 ft (1,499 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area codes208, 986GNIS feature ID397388^[1]

Archer is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.^[1]

History

A post office called Archer was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1920.^[2] The community was named after the maiden name of Zilpha A. Young.^[3]

Archer's population was 250 in 1909,^[4] and 50 in 1960.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Archer, Idaho
^ "Post Offices". Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 10.
^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.