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Ghost town · Payette County, Idaho

Sheep Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Sheep Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

French is a ghost town in Payette County, Idaho. It is the only former community in Payette County recorded on the federal names register, out of 110 across Idaho.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists French as a historical populated place on the Sheep Ridge 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 44.1221° N, 116.6440° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSheep Ridge
Elevation2,489 ft
Nearest living townNew Plymouth, ID
Distance to it13.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399481
Coordinates44.12211, -116.64404

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What's there now

French is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Plymouth, ID (population 1,863), about 13.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,489 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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