Sawtooth City
A historical populated place in Blaine County, Idaho, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
Located in sec 32,T7N,R14E, Boise Meridian
GNIS historical note
Located on Beaver Creek, this mining settlement grew out of additional discoveries N of Vienna mine. Sawtooth mine, discovered 2 July 1878, marked the beginning of mining in this area at the head of Salmon River; a boisterous camp, 1880-86.
Also recorded as
- Saw Tooth
- Sawtooth
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 400072. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
- Text Canal names entered into the NHD and GNIS by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The name of the individual canal company follows:
- Text US Postal Service U.S. Official Postal Guide 1887-12-31 00:00:00
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.