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Woodside

Ghost town · Lewis County, Idaho

Culdesac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Culdesac quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woodside is a ghost town in Lewis County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woodside as a historical populated place on the Reubens 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 46.2732° N, 116.6001° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReubens
Elevation3,796 ft
Nearest living townWinchester, ID
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID399711
Coordinates46.27322, -116.60015

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What's there now

Woodside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winchester, ID (population 300), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,796 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 Woodside?

Woodside is in Lewis County, Idaho, at 46.2732, -116.6001.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

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

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