Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Athol, ID

Athol is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, in the northern panhandle, and it is part of the Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area.

The 2020 census counted 709 residents in Athol, up from 692 in 2010, and the 2010 census counted 282 households in the city.

Athol was incorporated in 1909, covers 0.89 square miles at an elevation of 2,392 feet, uses ZIP code 83801, and is in the Pacific Time Zone.

Athol's main attraction is Silverwood Theme Park, which is located in the city.

Several miles east of Athol is the historic Farragut State Park, at the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille.

The Northern Pacific Railroad built a station in Athol in 1882, and the town's post office has been in operation since 1895.

Athol was first known as Colton and was renamed by a settler who came from Athol, Massachusetts, which was itself named after a town in Scotland named for the Duke of Atholl.

The white pine forest first attracted settlers to Athol, and logging, milling, and agriculture created its early prosperity, though the town sat on state land and its residents long lacked title to their lots until the state corrected the problem.

In December 1902, Hackett and Wilson opened a sawmill near Athol that became the city's largest employer, with a capacity of 25,000 board feet of lumber per day.

Athol's first water well was dug by hand by Joe Pricsha and his crew to a depth of more than 350 feet, curving around a large boulder in the shaft.