Cache, Idaho

History

The community received its name from a cache of furs hidden near the site by French fur traders.[2] A post office called Cache was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1916.[3] A variant name was "Dwight".[1]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cache
  2. Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 61.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 January 2017.


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