Idaho is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Pike County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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A post office was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1964, at Idaho. An unmanned postal facility remains there, the only form of business or service at Idaho.[2] The community was named after the Idaho Territory.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Idaho, Ohio
  2. ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

39°05′17″N 83°08′31″W / 39.08806°N 83.14194°W / 39.08806; -83.14194