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Marsh

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

Marsh 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 Marsh as a historical populated place on the Montour 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 43.9185° N, 116.3399° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMontour
Elevation2,553 ft
Nearest living townHorseshoe Bend, ID
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID399118
Coordinates43.91850, -116.33985

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What's there now

Marsh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Horseshoe Bend, ID (population 756), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,553 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 Marsh?

Marsh is in Gem County, Idaho, at 43.9185, -116.3399.

How many ghost towns are in Gem County?

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

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