WayfarrowBickel
Ghost town · Twin Falls County, Idaho
Bickel is a ghost town in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Twin Falls County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bickel as a historical populated place on the Eden 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 42.5280° N, 114.2106° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Eden |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,164 ft |
| Nearest living town | Murtaugh, ID |
| Distance to it | 3.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 396110 |
| Coordinates | 42.52797, -114.21058 |
What's there now
Bickel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Murtaugh, ID (population 146), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,164 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hillsdaleghost town · Jerome County · 3.3 mi
- Haytownghost town · Jerome County · 18.7 mi
- Hazelghost town · Cassia County · 24.6 mi
- Abbeyghost town · Twin Falls County · 28.7 mi
- Austinghost town · Twin Falls County · 33.7 mi
- Riverside Parkghost town · Elko County · 44.1 mi
Questions
Where is Bickel?
Bickel is in Twin Falls County, Idaho, at 42.5280, -114.2106.
How many ghost towns are in Twin Falls County?
Twin Falls County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.