Garwood, Idaho
Unincorporated community
Garwood is located in Idaho
Garwood
Garwood
Garwood is located in the United States
Garwood
Garwood
Coordinates: 47°49′55″N 116°46′39″W / 47.83194°N 116.77750°W / 47.83194; -116.77750
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyKootenai
Elevation
2,146 ft (654 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID396533[1]

Garwood is an unincorporated community in northern Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

Geography

Garwood is in section 25 of Township 52N Range 4W, in the northwestern part of the county, 11 miles (18 km) north of Coeur d'Alene.[2]

History

Garwood was named for the timber products of the Ohio Match Company. The community was established in 1905.[2]

US Highway 95 and a line of the Union Pacific Railroad were built through Garwood.[3] A rail line was also constructed between Garwood and Burnt Cabin Creek in 1924.[4] Among the businesses in Garwood were the Ryan grocery store, which burned in 1913.[5]

Garwood's population was 18 in 1925,[6] and was 50 in 1940.[7]

Garwood Elementary School is located nearby.[8] Constructed in 1991,[9] It is also used as a local polling place.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garwood, Idaho
  2. 1 2 Boone, Lalia Phipps (1988). Idaho Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Idaho Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-89301-119-2.
  3. ↑ "US-95 & ID-53 Interchange, Garwood Road, UPRR Bridge & Frontage Roads" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Lumber World Review". Chicago, IL: Lumber Review Company. July 10, 1924. p. 50. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "State and County News - Items of Interest Gathered From Exchanges". The Rathdrum Tribune. Rathdrum, ID. April 11, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  7. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 221.
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garwood, Idaho
  9. ↑ "Garwood Elementary School: Our School". Lakeland Joint School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Polling Place Locations - Kootenai County, ID". www.kcgov.us. Retrieved June 29, 2021.


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