Holbrook is an
unincorporated community
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along the
Rock
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and
Deep
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creeks in west central
Oneida County,
Idaho
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, United States.
Description
Holbrook lies in the
Curlew Valley at the west end of
Idaho State Highway 38
State Highway 38 (SH‑38) is a east–west State highway#United States, state highway in Oneida County, Idaho, Oneida County, Idaho, United States, that connects 2100 West and Old Highway 37 (northwest of Holbrook, Idaho, Holbrook) with I ...
(at a junction with the former southern end of
Idaho State Highway 37, approximately west of
Malad City (the
county seat
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of Oneida County).
History
Holbrook was settled in the late 1890s by residents of
Mendon,
Utah
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and surrounding areas who were drawn to the area due to the availability of land to homestead. The town is named after Heber Angell Holbrook, an early
Mormon Bishop in the town.
Holbrook's population was estimated at 100 in 1909, and was just 10 in 1960.
See also
References
External links
Idaho Transportation Department SH-38 traffic camera at Holbrook
Unincorporated communities in Idaho
Unincorporated communities in Oneida County, Idaho
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