▁individual ▁operations ▁after ▁that . ▁Even ▁that ▁had ▁ended ▁by ▁around ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁census ▁recorded ▁just ▁ten ▁people ▁in ▁Florence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁Sister ▁Alfred a ▁Els ens ohn ▁published ▁her ▁history ▁of ▁Id aho ▁County , ▁the ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Florence ▁inhabitants ▁no ▁longer ▁received ▁local ▁mail ▁delivery . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁clear ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁resident ▁moved ▁away ▁( or ▁passed ▁on ). ▁Today , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁building ▁found ations ▁and ▁an ▁over g rown ▁c emetery ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁Florence ▁Bas in ▁is ▁several ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁H ump ▁W ilder ness , ▁which ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁bas in ▁is ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁vertical ▁feet ▁( 1 , 2 2 0   m ) ▁above ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁River , ▁five ▁air ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁north ▁of ▁its ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁French ▁Creek . ▁After ▁flow ing ▁west ward ▁across ▁the ▁state , ▁the ▁river ▁turns ▁north ▁at ▁R igg ins ; ▁Florence ▁is ▁also ▁twelve ▁miles ▁( 2 0   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁as ▁it ▁ne ars ▁Lu cile ▁( e lev . ▁). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Id aho ▁State ▁Historical ▁Society : ▁Reference ▁Series ▁# 1 9 6 ▁- ▁Florence ▁Ghost T own s . com ▁- ▁Florence , ▁Id aho ▁Id aho ▁Gold