Gem County, Idaho Gem County, Idaho Gem County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,719. The county seat and largest city is Emmett. Gem County is part of the Boise, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gem County is home to the Idaho ground squirrel. Named for the state nickname, "Gem State," the county was established on March 15, 1915, partitioned from Canyon County and Boise County. Fur trappers were in the area as early as 1818, and Alexander Ross explored Squaw Creek in 1824. Prospectors and miners moved through the county in 1862
Virginia State Route 121 Pulaski District rail line and one block south of SR 610 (Peppers Ferry Road). SR 121 was numbered in the 1933 renumbering as an extension of U.S. Route 121 (now US 52 south of Fort Chiswell). From 1931, when it was added to the state highway system, until 1933, SR 121 was part of the longer State Route 15, which also continued south on present US 52. Virginia State Route 121 State Route 121 (SR 121) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Max Meadows Road, the state highway runs from Interstate 77, I-81, U.S.