THE SHOSHONE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Magic Valley setting.
Shoshone city has 1.17 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Magic Valley, within Snake River Plain.
The Snake River Plain is lower and gentler than its surrounding mountains. Alluvial valleys, sagebrush-covered plains, low hills and scattered lava fields form its principal landscape patterns.
Regional context: Snake River Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shoshone and Lincoln County
Shoshone is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Shoshone by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Shoshone, or 2% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points higher than the 0.4% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shoshone city has 3.6 times the land area of nearby Dietrich city (0.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

