Wardboro, Idaho

Wardboro (formerly Preston) is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[1]

Wardboro
Unincorporated community
Wardboro Location within the state of Idaho
Coordinates: 42°15′21″N 111°16′38″W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Bear Lake
Elevation	5,951 ft (1,814 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	392830[1]

Wardboro was originally called Preston, after early founder Thomas Preston, and under the latter name was founded in 1865[2] although that name was probably not applied until 1968.[3] This name could not be kept when the U.S. Postal Service rejected is as there was already a Preston in Franklin County.

The present name is after Wardsboro, Vermont, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[2] Other names proposed included Heepsville (after the daughter of William and Sophia Heap who had died in a blizzard), Prestonville, Greensborough, Troy and Dalrymple Dell.[3] Oscar Dalrymple's of naming the town after his hometown of Wardboro won the day. A rumor subsequently arose that the town was named after its first postmaster, Milton Ward.[3]

References

1. "Wardboro, Idaho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Lund, Anthon Henrik (1922). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Geneal. Society of Utah. p. 40.
3. Wilde, Jens Patrick (1977). Treasured Tidbits of Time. Watkins and Sons. pp. 268–269.