What the record shows
An 1890s silver mining town in the N part of the county, 20 mi NW of Cambridge, near the Oregon border. Post office 1900-1930. At one time an active mining area with a smelter, which was junked during WWII for lack of labor and profitable ore prices. Named for Thomas Heath, one of the discoverers of silver in the district.
Heathappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
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