Cities and towns:
Shoshone
Shoshone
Indian Ice Caves
T-Maze Caves
Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Snake River-Lake
Walcott
Big Wood River
Location
42.9779 N, 114.1296 W
Land Area
1,206 square miles
County Seat
Shoshone
Population
3,806
Background
Established March 18, 1895 with its county seat at Shoshone. Lincoln was much
larger originally, in 1913 Gooding and Minidoka took about half the original
Lincoln County, after the creation of Jerome in 1919, Lincoln was left with
only 1,206 square miles. Named for President Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth
President of the United States, under whose administration the Idaho Territory
was established.
County Clerk
County Courthouse
Shoshone, ID 83352-0800
Phone: (208) 886-7641
Fax: (208) 886-2707
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