Greer is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Clearwater County, Idaho
Clearwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,734. The county seat is Orofino. Established in 1911, the county was named after the Clearwater River.
The county is home to North ...
, on the
Nez Perce Indian Reservation
The Nez Percé (; autonym in Nez Perce language: , meaning "we, the people") are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who are presumed to have lived on the Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest region for at least 11,500 years.Ames, K ...
. Greer is located along the
Clearwater River and
Idaho State Highway 11, near the junction with
U.S. Route 12 (also known as the
Northwest Passage Scenic Byway), southeast of
Orofino.
The serpentine Highway 11 gains over in elevation up the canyon grade to the
Weippe Prairie, where the starving
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select gr ...
first met the
Nez Perce
The Nez Percé (; autonym in Nez Perce language: , meaning "we, the people") are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who are presumed to have lived on the Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest region for at least 11,500 years.Ames, K ...
in September 1805, south of present-day
Weippe.
History
The former unincorporated community of Fraser was located about west of Greer.
Greer's population was 70 in 1960.
References
Unincorporated communities in Clearwater County, Idaho
Unincorporated communities in Idaho
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