Elk City Idaho County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Elk City: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Elk City
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Elk City
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Elk City | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Elk City
References to Elk City that document the origin of its place name
ELK CITY, Idaho County.—Prospectors following the Nez Perce trail (q.v.) in quest of gold discovered placer, in 1861, in a small mountain valley about seven miles in length by a half mile in width which, owing to the great number of elk abounding therein, was called Elk Valley. Elk City was located at the lower end of this valley. On every side, in this locality, rose ledges of pale red or rose quartz. Between the mountains were intervals of beautiful grassy prairies; on the mountains heavy pine forests, a very different country from the California miner's preconceived ideas of a gold country.—BANCROFT, History of Washington, Idaho and Montana.
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Last updated: 2016-12-03