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Elo

Ghost town · Valley County, Idaho

Mc Call quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Mc Call quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elo is a ghost town in Valley County, Idaho. It is one of 4 former communities in Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elo as a historical populated place on the McCall 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 44.8832° N, 116.0604° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcCall
Elevation5,089 ft
Nearest living townMcCall, ID
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID399034
Coordinates44.88323, -116.06040

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What's there now

Elo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCall, ID (population 3,847), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,089 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 Elo?

Elo is in Valley County, Idaho, at 44.8832, -116.0604.

How many ghost towns are in Valley County?

Valley County, Idaho has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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