Wayan Caribou County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Wayan: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Wayan
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Wayan
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Wayan | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Wayan
References to Wayan that document the origin of its place name
LANDER'S CUTOFF.—This was a shorter route from South Pass (q.v.) to Snake River (q.v.) than the Oregon Trail (q.v.). It was located in 1854 by Gen. F. W. Lander while making a reconnaissance survey for the Northern Pacific Railroad and became the main thorofare for immigrants going to the Montana mines from and after 1864. It left South Pass by going directly westward, crossing the headwaters of Little and Big Sandy rivers and thence to Green River, crossing it near the mouth of the east fork, thence across the Salt River Range thru Thompson's Pass on to Salt River, entering Idaho near the Oneida Salt works, thence to John Gray's Lake (q.v.) and to Blackfoot River, following down the headwaters of this stream for a distance, thence across to Lincoln or Fort Hall Creek and down that to its junction with the Blackfoot River where this stream was crossed and from thence to the Salt Lake-Helena stage road coining into it northeast of the town of Blackfoot.
Caribou County
- Alexander
- City of Bancroft
- Bench
- Central
- Chesterfield
- China Hill
- Conda
- Freedom
- City of Grace
- Hatch
- Henry
- Kinport
- Lago
- Lund
- Meadowville
- Niter
- Old Williamsburg (historical)
- Pebble
- Rose
- City of Soda Springs
- Talmage
- Telluride
- Turner
- Wayan
- Williamsburg (historical)
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-12-13