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Independence

Ghost town · Madison County, Idaho

Menan Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Menan Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Independence is a ghost town in Madison County, Idaho. It is the only former community in Madison County recorded on the federal names register, out of 110 across Idaho.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Independence as a historical populated place on the Menan Buttes topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.7763° N, 111.9169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMenan Buttes
Elevation4,822 ft
Nearest living townMenan, ID
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID399586
Coordinates43.77630, -111.91691

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What's there now

Independence is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Menan, ID (population 863), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,822 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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