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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 Ammon (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 Ammon. 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 and hospitals 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.

Ammon is located in Bonneville 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 Bonneville County: Bingham, Caribou, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Lincoln (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Bonneville County     (The home county of Ammon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ammon, with the one closest to Ammon listed first.
    • Iona
      (3 miles [4.8 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>
    • Idaho Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ozone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Taylorville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
    • Ucon
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Bone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
      • Bone is located in Bonneville County
  • Bingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ammon, with the one closest to Ammon listed first.
    • Shelley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bingham County
    • Basalt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Blackfoot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Bingham County
    • Moreland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Bingham County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ammon, with the one closest to Ammon listed first.
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Rigby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
      • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <2>
    • Ririe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
      • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <2>
    • Lewisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <2>
    • Annis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
      • Annis is located in Jefferson County
    • Menan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
      • Menan is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <2>
    • Roberts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ammon, with the one closest to Ammon listed first.
    • Archer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Madison County
    • Walker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Madison County
    • Rexburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Plano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Madison County
    • Sugar City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
      • Sugar City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <2>
    • Edmonds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in Ammon ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ammon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ammon, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ammon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Ammon:

Cemeteries Near Ammon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ammon.

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

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

  • Ammon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammon Cemetery
  • Iona Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iona Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ucon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
  • Milo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ririe - Shelton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ririe.
    • The Ririe - Shelton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ririe Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80622 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rigby Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Rigby.
      • The Rigby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219994 <5>
    • Basalt Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basalt Cemetery
    • Lewisville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisville 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 Ammon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ammon.

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Basalt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>

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

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

The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ammon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ammon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4767, Longitude: -111.9551       In this case, the coordinates for Ammon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ammon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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