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ATHOL, IDAHO

The Naming of a Village

The Northern Pacific Railway named Athol when it was established in 1881.
Ten years later the NP moved its depot -- and thus the village -- a few miles to the present site.
NP officials dusted off their archives at St. Paul to come up with the origin of the name.
They said it was named for Athol, Mass., which in turn was named
for James Murray, second duke of Atholl in Scotland.

Taken from article "Idaho Village Looks Ahead" -- Spokane Chronicle April 7, 1966
  CITY HALL
(208) 683-2101
Located in Community Center Building
30355 Third Street - PO Box 249 - Athol Idaho 83801
 
HOURS
Monday - Wednesday     8am - 4pm
CLOSED for lunch Noon - 1pm
-- CITY INFORMATION --
    Athol means "pleasant land"

    Incorporated August 10, 1909

    Flag adopted 1981

    City Elevation: 2,392 ft.

    Location: 47.94506N, 116.70648 W

    Zip Code: 83801

    Airport Elev: 2,445 ft

    Population (2000 census): 676

    Highways: US 95 & Idaho 54

    Precinct: 2

    Polling Places: [Federal, State, County] Athol Community Center
                          [School District 272] Athol Elementary

-- WITHIN CITY LIMITS --
    Elementary School - Lakeland School District 272

    Library -Athol Branch of the Kootenai-Shoshone Area Libraries

-- NEARBY --
    Lakes: Pend Oreille, Spirit Lake, Round, Granite, Kelso, Hayden

    Airfields: Hackney, Silverwood

    Attractions: Silverwood Theme Park, Farragut State Park, Round Lake State Park 

BACKGROUND HISTORY OF ATHOL