Centerville Boise County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Centerville: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Centerville
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Centerville
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Centerville | Official |
| Hogum | Unofficial |
Origin Notes and History of Centerville
References to Centerville that document the origin of its place name
CENTERVILLE, Boise County.—This place was first a mining camp defended by a stockade built by miners to defend themselves against the Indians and was called the "fort" by the clique which slept in it at night and sallied forth by day to mine in the gulches near by. But as the first settlers and stockholders tried to "hog up" every good claim and otherwise appeared intensely selfish, the outside world got even with them by calling the place "Hogum," which honorable epithet stuck to it for many years in spite of all efforts to throw it off. It was a case of the "survival of the fittest." But time that wears out nearly all things at length effaced this hoggish name, and it is now known as "Centerville." because it is midway between Idaho City and Placerville. —BRISTOL, Idaho Nomenclature.
Boise County
- Banks
- Banner
- Big Eddy
- Brownlee
- Centerville
- City of Crouch
- Garden Valley
- Gardena
- Graham (historical)
- Granite
- Grimes Pass
- City of Horseshoe Bend
- Howell (historical)
- City of Idaho City
- Lowman
- New Centerville
- Pioneerville
- City of Placerville
- Quartzburg
- Twin Springs
- Washington Mill
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-11-27