[1] A 45-mile (72 km) stretch of trail opened in 1860 in the Mount Idaho area is believed to be one of the earliest examples of a toll road on record in the region.

According to local legend, the owner of this road, Mose Milner, was forced to sell the area to Loyal P. Brown after being permanently disabled in a fight with a mountain lion.

[2] The town of Mount Idaho was founded around 1862 as an outpost serving nearby gold mining areas.

The county seat was moved from Mount Idaho to Grangeville ten years later.

By 1922, when the town's post office closed, Mount Idaho had been effectively assimilated by Grangeville.