History of Castle Creek of Owyhee County, Idaho

This history was quoted from A Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho and Census of Populations from 1900 & 1940.

Castle Creek

Castle Creek valley is a farming area in north-central Owyhee County. The valley is about fifteen miles long and one to two miles wide and is watered by Castle Creek. It is primarily devoted to stock raising and farming.

Castle Creek was also a census precinct from 1890 thru 1932. It was organized from part of Sinker Creek precinct between 1890 and 19002 and was annexed to Oreana precinct in 1932.

Population figures for the Castle Creek precinct in the U.S. federal censuses for the following years were as follows:

1900 - 103
1910 - 60
1920 - 141
1930 - 69

City Directory, 1898

Directory of Residents and Businesses

Residents

George W. Bruce, (Owyhee Meat Co.), and ranch
Samuel Bruce, rancher
P.S. Cooper, rancher
William Cooper, stock
Roy cooper, rancher
Miss Maggie Devine, rancher
Thomas Doyle, rancher
Andrew Evans, mining
John Evans, horses
William D. Evans, ranch and wool grower
J.W. Fisk, camp tender
T.A. Foreman, rancher
A.J. Goodman, rancher
John M. Goodman, rancher
Frank Gidger, sheep shearer
William Hamilton, mining
Hardiman Bros., ranchers and stock raisers
James Henderson, hotel and ranch
John Henderson, saloon
Mrs. M. Henderson, postoffice and store
Martin Hennesy, ranch hand
J.P. Kelly, rancher
P.J. Kelly, rancher
Captain Lambert, placer mine
John Lancran, rancher
John Lee, ranch hand
D.L. McDonough, rancher
William McMahon, vaquero
William March, ranch hand
William Miller, ranch hand
W.H.H. Palm, school teacher
Captain G.W. Paul, rancher

Mrs. M.H. Presby, rancher
Joe Rogers, camp tender
D.H. Spencer, saloon
Joseph Sawyer, ranch hand
William Toy, rancher and stock raiser
William Victor, rancher

1900 U.S. Federal Census

This federal census of Castle Creek precinct can be found at FamilySearch.org (CLICK HERE). Castle Creek is listed in the "Oreana, Guffey Precinct" ED-115 reports on Images 10-11. The link above should take you to the first page of the precinct.

Head of Household

Alfred Boone, wife and two children
Charles Bowles, wife and three sons
Samuel Bruce
Susan Bruce
Tom Chong
Marguirite Devine
Andrew Evans
John Evans
William Evans, wife and four daughters
George Farwell
Thomas Foreman, wife and six children
William Foy and wife
Andrew Goodman
John Hale and son
William Harmon
James Henderson, wife and five children
Mr. Hickman
Harriet Howe
James W. Ireland
James Jones
James Kelly, wife and son
Mary Kelly
Patrick Kelly, wife and daughter
Patrick Kelly, wife and nine children
John Lee
Richard McCumber
Roche McDonough
David McDonovan, wife and six children
Charley Mi
Sarah Presby
Thomas Sanders
Charles Sayer, wife and four children
Harry Simmons
Daniel Spencer and wife
William Victor
Frank Warner
James L. Wees, wife and daughter
Theodore Wellach
Foo Wong

Cited Works:

A Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898. Silver City, Idaho: Press of the Owyhee Avalanche, 1898.

Census Reports, Volume 1, Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1900: Population, Part 1. Washington: United States Census Office, 1901.

Census of Population: 1940. Volume 1: Number of Inhabitants. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1952.