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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 Alridge (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 Alridge. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Alridge is located in Bingham 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 Bingham County: Bannock, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Jefferson & Power.

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

  • Bingham County     (The home county of Alridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alridge, with the one closest to Alridge listed first.
    • Basalt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
      • Basalt is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
    • Firth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
    • Wapello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Shelley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
      • Shelley is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <2>
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bingham County
    • Blackfoot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
      • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <2>
    • Collins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Bingham County
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Bingham County
    • Moreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <2>
    • Aberdeen Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
      • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
    • Fort Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
      • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <2>
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Bingham County
  • Bannock County
    • Chubbuck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alridge, with the one closest to Alridge listed first.
    • Taylorville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
    • Bone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
      • Bone is located in Bonneville County
    • Ozone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ozone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
      • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
    • Ammon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <2>
    • Idaho Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Iona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Iona is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <2>
    • Ucon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
      • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <2>
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alridge, with the one closest to Alridge listed first.
    • Five Points ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Caribou County
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
  • Jefferson County
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Jefferson County

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

Cemeteries Near Alridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alridge.

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 Alridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Basalt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basalt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ross Fork Cemetery #1
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross Fork Cemetery #2
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross Fork Cemetery #3
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ammon Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Groveland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Iona Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Basalt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
    • Basalt is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <2>
  • Blackfoot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <2>
  • Idaho Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Alridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alridge.

Newspapers Published in Alridge ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alridge, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Alridge:

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

The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Alridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2113, Longitude: -112.0050       In this case, the coordinates for Alridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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