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Holbrook, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

42°09′43″N 112°39′14″W / 42.16194°N 112.65389°W / 42.16194; -112.65389^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCountyOneidaElevation

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4,780 ft (1,460 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

83243^[2]

Area code(s)208, 986GNIS feature ID383244^[1]

Holbrook is an unincorporated community in west central Oneida County, Idaho, United States.^[1]

Holbrook lies at the intersection of State Highways 37 and 38, approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Malad City, the county seat of Oneida County.

History

Holbrook was settled in the late 1890s by residents of Mendon, Utah and surrounding areas who were drawn to the area due to the availability of land to homestead. The town is named after Heber Angell Holbrook, an early Mormon Bishop in the town.

Holbrook's population was estimated at 100 in 1909,^[3] and was just 10 in 1960.^[4]

In 2013, a triple murder occurred in Holbrook.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holbrook, Idaho
^ "Holbrook ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ 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.
^ Bryce, Debbie (April 12, 2013). "Search warrant issued in triple murder case". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho: Pioneer News Group. Retrieved December 24, 2016.