City of Hailey Blaine County, Idaho


Mapped Location

City of Hailey: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Hailey

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Hailey

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Hailey Official
Hailey Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Hailey

References to City of Hailey that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

BLAINE. —Named for Hon. James G. Blaine, the American statesman. The county seat is Hailey, named for Hon. John Hailey (q.v.).

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

HAILEY, Blaine County.—Named for Hon. John Hailey who was born in Smith County, Tennessee, August 29, 1835; moved to Oregon, 1853; moved to Idaho and established a stage line, 1863 ; delegate to the Forty-third and Forty-ninth Congresses ; librarian Idaho Historical Society; author of History of Idaho, published in 1910.

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

 

Last updated: 2017-01-09