Dingle, Idaho

Dingle
Unincorporated community
Dingle is located in Idaho
Dingle
Dingle
Location within the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 42°13′10″N 111°16′5″W / 42.21944°N 111.26806°W / 42.21944; -111.26806
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBear Lake
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83233
GNIS feature ID397628[1]

Dingle is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[1] It is located in the southeastern part of the state. Despite being unincorporated, it has the zip code 83233.[2]

History

Although a fur trapper and blacksmith named "Peg-Leg Smith" established a trading post on the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1850 near Dingle, the first permanent settlement at Dingle was made in 1871 by a colony of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).[3]

Dingle's population was 40 in 1909,[4] and was estimated at 100 in 1960.[5]

Notable people

  • Beulah Ream Allen (1897-1989) physician and WWII POW, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dingle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  3. ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 121.
  4. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  5. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Former Dean of BYU Nursing School Dies". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. March 19, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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