Roswell, Idaho

Roswell, Idaho
State Highway 18 through Roswell
Roswell, Idaho
Location within the state of Idaho
Roswell, Idaho
Roswell, Idaho (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°44′57″N 116°57′43″W / 43.74917°N 116.96194°W / 43.74917; -116.96194
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyCanyon
Elevation2,264 ft (690 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
83660
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID400062[1]

Roswell is an unincorporated community in Canyon County in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

Roswell is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Parma.[2] Founded in 1889, it was named by and for an early settler and school teacher who dreamed of founding a town in that spot.[1]

Roswell Grade School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roswell, Idaho
  2. ^ "Roswell, Idaho - Other Nearby Communities". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail".