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Idaho Springs is located in northeastern Clear Creek County along Clear Creek near the confluence of its tributary, Chicago Creek. [ 11 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2 ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.09 km 2 ), or 1.53%, is water.
Clear Creek, ca. 1870 Crystalline gold specimen from the Dixie mine, Lamartine District, SW of Idaho Springs, Colorado.Size: 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.2 cm. [3] Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861, and is one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged.
Blue Valley is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Soda Springs is a city in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 3,133 at the time of the 2020 census. The city has been the county seat of Caribou County since the county was organized in 1919. [5] In the 1860s, Soda Springs served as the seat of Oneida County. [citation needed]
Clear Creek High School is a public secondary institution in the Clear Creek School District in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. It serves students in Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Silver Plume, Empire, Berthoud Falls, Dumont, Downieville, Lawson, and parts of Evergreen. The Colorado 2007-2008 School Accountability Report listed Clear ...
The Clearwater River and Lolo Pass, in the southeast corner of the county, were made famous by the exploration of Lewis and Clark in the early 19th century. Following an arduous trek through the Bitterroot Mountains, suffering through a mid-September snowstorm and near starvation, the Corps of Discovery expedition camped with the Nez Perce tribe on the Weippe Prairie outside of present-day ...
Empire is located in north-central Clear Creek County. West of the town of Empire is a group of high summits along the Continental Divide, including Mount Flora, Mount Eva, Parry Peak, James Peak, Colorado Mines Peak, and Mount Bancroft, [8] named for Frederick J. Bancroft who was noted for his public health and historical work for the state.
Fenn is an unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 95 on the Camas Prairie, seven miles (11 km) northwest of Grangeville and eight miles (13 km) south of Cottonwood. Fenn had a post office with ZIP code 83531. [2] Originally Tharp, it was named in 1915 (or earlier) [3] after the Fenn family. [4]