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Aikman

Ghost town · Gem County, Idaho

Montour quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Montour quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aikman is a ghost town in Gem County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Gem County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aikman as a historical populated place on the Southeast Emmett topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.8166° N, 116.4051° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoutheast Emmett
Elevation2,811 ft
Nearest living townEmmett, ID
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399346
Coordinates43.81655, -116.40513

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What's there now

Aikman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emmett, ID (population 7,948), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,811 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Aikman?

Aikman is in Gem County, Idaho, at 43.8166, -116.4051.

How many ghost towns are in Gem County?

Gem County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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