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Gifford, Idaho

Coordinates: 46°26′36″N 116°33′24″W / 46.44333°N 116.55667°W / 46.44333; -116.55667
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Gifford, Idaho
Gifford, Idaho is located in Idaho
Gifford, Idaho
Gifford, Idaho
Gifford, Idaho is located in the United States
Gifford, Idaho
Gifford, Idaho
Coordinates: 46°26′36″N 116°33′24″W / 46.44333°N 116.55667°W / 46.44333; -116.55667
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyNez Perce
Elevation
2,949 ft (899 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396549[1]

Gifford is an unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. Gifford is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Culdesac. The community was platted in 1901 by Seth Gifford, a homesteader who moved to the area six years earlier. Gifford had a post office from 1901 until 1965 and a school from 1896 until 1961.[2]

History

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Gifford's population was estimated at 50 in 1909,[3] and was also 50 in 1960.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gifford, Idaho
  2. ^ "Gifford, Idaho". Nez Perce County Historical Society, Inc. & Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.