Slickpoo, Idaho

Slickpoo, Idaho
Slickpoo is located in Idaho
Slickpoo
Slickpoo
Slickpoo is located in the United States
Slickpoo
Slickpoo
Coordinates: 46°19′01″N 116°42′40″W / 46.31694°N 116.71111°W / 46.31694; -116.71111
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyLewis
Elevation
1,749 ft (533 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)208, 986
GNIS feature ID398140[1]

Slickpoo is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. It was named after Josiah Slickpoo, who helped jesuit priest Joseph Cataldo expand his mission across Southern Idaho by providing land for Cataldo's new church.[2] The rebuilt St. Joseph Mission still stands. It was also named Aishnima.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slickpoo, Idaho
  2. ^ Jennifer (December 8, 2022). "These 10 Towns In Idaho Have The Most Bizarre Names". Only In Your State. Retrieved May 20, 2024.