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Wright

Ghost town · Kootenai County, Idaho

Athol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Athol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wright is a ghost town in Kootenai County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Kootenai County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wright as a historical populated place on the Athol 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 47.9810° N, 116.7319° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAthol
Elevation2,335 ft
Nearest living townAthol, ID
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399523
Coordinates47.98102, -116.73186

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What's there now

Wright is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Athol, ID (population 830), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,335 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wright?

Wright is in Kootenai County, Idaho, at 47.9810, -116.7319.

How many ghost towns are in Kootenai County?

Kootenai County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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