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Location of Gem County in Idaho. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gem County, Idaho. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Gem County, Idaho, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties ...
Gem County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,123. [1] The county seat and largest city is Emmett. [2] Gem County is part of the Boise, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gem County is home to the Idaho ground squirrel.
Founded in 1885 by Ezekiel Sweet, the community initially was a supply location and post office for farmers and ranchers in the nearby Lower Squaw Creek Valley. Sweet grew significantly as a result of the later Thunder Mountain Mines gold strike; by 1900, it supported three saloons, three hotels, several businesses, and a newspaper, which lasted until the gold mines had petered out.
The Gem County Courthouse, located at the intersection of Main St. and McKinley Ave. in Emmett, serves Gem County, Idaho. The courthouse was built in 1938 to give the ...
Emmett is a city in Gem County, Idaho, United States. The population was 6,557 at the 2010 census , up from 5,490 in 2000. [ 4 ] It is the county seat [ 5 ] and the only city in the county.
Ola is an unincorporated community in Gem County, Idaho, United States. It is located 23 mi (37 km) northeast of Emmett. [2] Ola was established as a post office July 22, 1882, by Carroll Baird. It serves the Upper Squaw Creek Valley.
Gem Valley is a rural valley in Caribou County, Bannock, and Franklin counties in Idaho, United States, so named for its local gemstones which can be found throughout the valley. [1] It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) wide at its widest point east to west, and 60–70 miles (97–113 km) long north to south.
Gem State Dam is a concrete and rock-fill gravity dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectricity, but it also provides water for irrigation agriculture. Gem State Dam is owned and operated by the City of Idaho Falls.