Shoup Lemhi County, Idaho
Mapped Location
Shoup: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Shoup
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Shoup
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Shoup | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Shoup
References to Shoup that document the origin of its place name
BERRY CREEK, Lemhi County.—Named by Captain Clark on August 23, 1805, as he exhausted there his supply of provisions and was forced to live on berries, of which this crock furnished an ample supply. The stream is now called Indian Creek and flows into the Salmon River, near Shoup (q. v.) .
SHOUP, Lemhi, County.—Named for Hon. George L. Shoup who was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. June 15, 1836; educated in the public schools; Colonel Third Colorado cavalry at the battle of Sand Creek, Colo, in 1864; moved to Idaho, 1866; engaged in stock, mining and mercantile business; was last territorial and first state governor of Idaho, 1890; U.S. senator for Idaho, 1891-1901; died, 1904; statue, sculptured by Frederick E. Triebell, placed in Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C, 1909. It was near this place which Captain Clark reached on August 23, 1805.—Proceedings in Congress.
Lemhi County
- Baker
- Blackbird
- Carmen
- Cobalt
- Elk Bend
- Forney
- Gibbonsville
- Gilmore
- Hahn
- Junction
- City of Leadore
- Leadville
- Leesburg
- Lemhi
- May
- Nicholia
- North Fork
- Patterson
- City of Salmon
- Shoup
- Tendoy
- Ulysses (historical)
- Williams Lake Resort
- Yellowjacket
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2016-11-27