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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Arbon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Arbon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Arbon is located in Power County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Power County: Bannock, Bingham, Blaine, Cassia & Oneida.

Below are the counties that are near Arbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arbon:

  • Power County     (The home county of Arbon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbon, with the one closest to Arbon listed first.
    • Pauline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Pauline is located in Power County
    • Rockland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • American Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Michaud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaud
      • Michaud is located in Power County
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbon, with the one closest to Arbon listed first.
    • Robin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
      • Robin is located in Bannock County
    • Arimo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
      • Arimo is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <1>
    • Downey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McCammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
      • McCammon is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <1>
    • Inkom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
      • Inkom is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <1>
    • Pocatello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
      • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <1>
    • Swanlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Alameda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Bannock County
  • Cassia County
    • Sublett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
      • Sublett is located in Cassia County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbon, with the one closest to Arbon listed first.
    • Holbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <1>
    • Saint Johns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Pleasantview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
    • Malad City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
      • Malad City is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <1>
    • Gwenford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
    • Cherry Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arbon, see our County-by-County Page for Arbon.

Newspapers Published in Arbon ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arbon:

Cemeteries Near Arbon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arbon, with the one closest to Arbon listed first.

  • Pauline Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pauline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Pauline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauline Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168134 <5>
  • Robin Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Center Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Holbrook Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrook Cemetery
  • Arimo Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Downey Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Valley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Valley Cemetery
  • Harkness Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Malad City Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malad City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malad City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Byington Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Neeley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls View Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Arbon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arbon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arbon, with the one closest to Arbon listed first.

  • Rockland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
  • Downey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • McCammon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
    • McCammon is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <1>
  • Malad City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
    • Malad City is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <1>
  • Samaria
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
  • American Falls
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Inkom
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
    • Inkom is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <1>
  • Pocatello
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arbon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Power County: www.co.power.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arbon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4560, Longitude: -112.5676    
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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