Dingle is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[1] It is located in the southeastern part of the state. Although unincorporated, it has the zip code 83233.[2]
Dingle | |
|---|---|
  Dingle Location within the state of Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′10″N 111°16′5″W / 42.21944°N 111.26806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 83233 |
| GNIS feature ID | 397628[1] |
History
editAlthough 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
edit- Beulah Ream Allen (1897-1989) physician and WWII POW, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dingle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 121.
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
- ^ "Former Dean of BYU Nursing School Dies". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. March 19, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
