Owyhee Ada County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Owyhee: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Owyhee
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Owyhee
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Owyhee | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Owyhee
References to Owyhee that document the origin of its place name
OWYHEE RIVER. Owyhee County. This is the name which Capt. James Cook gave to the Sandwich Islands in 1778, but the word is now spelled "Hawaii." In 1819 Donald Mackenzie outfitted three Owyhees who were employed by the Hudson Bay Company to trap this stream for beaver during the winter. The Indians found and murdered them, since which time this stream has been called the Owyhee River.
Ada County
- Barber
- Beatty
- Blacks (historical)
- Blacks Creek
- City of Boise
- Cloverdale
- Collister
- City of Eagle
- Garden City
- Hillcrest
- City of Kuna
- Leone
- City of Meridian
- Mora
- Neal (historical)
- Orchard
- Owyhee
- Perkins
- Pleasant Valley
- Regina
- Sonna
- South Boise (historical)
- City of Star
- Swan Falls
- Ustick
- Vernon
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-12-20