Welcome to Independence ...

So far, we found very little information about Independence. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Independence to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Independence, please Contact Us.

Independence would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

The location of Independence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Independence is 4,810 feet [1,466 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Independence is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Independence was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Independence would have been located in the (208) and (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Independence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Independence.

Communities near Independence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Independence.

• Rexburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <6>
• Rigby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Saint Anthony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <6>
• Iona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Sugar City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Ucon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Menan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Teton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <6>
• Ririe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Roberts
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Independence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Independence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Independence. See our Newspapers Page for Independence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.id.us/

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