Our Genealogy Helper
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 Malad City (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 Malad City. 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.
Name Variations for Malad City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Malad City was referred to as Malad City Courthouse.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Malad City is located in Oneida County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Bannock, Cassia, Franklin, Power, Box Elder (UT) & Cache (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Malad City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malad City:
- Oneida County (The home county of Malad City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Saint Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Gwenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gwenford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
- Pleasantview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Holbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Swanlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arimo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Robin is located in Bannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Utida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Utida is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Thatcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Power County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Arbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline is located in Power County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Box Elder County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
- Fort Malad ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
- Washakie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
- Fielding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheelon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheelon is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
- Beaverdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Howell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cache County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Utida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Clarkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Former names for Lewiston:
- Cub Hill
- Poverty Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cache Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cache Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
- Cache
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cache is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Amalga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malad City, see our County-by-County Page for Malad City.
Cemeteries Near Malad City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malad City.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Malad City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malad City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Malad City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Samaria City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Samaria City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Samaria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157823 <2>
- Oxford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Portage Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #424188 <2>
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock Pass Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washakie Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Byington Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Early Plymouth Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Downey Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marsh Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- The Grant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grant Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80491 <2>
- Clarkston City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Malad City had a population of 713 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Malad City had a population of 2,117 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malad City, with the one closest to Malad City listed first.
- Saint Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Swanlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washakie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
- Downey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Former names for Lewiston:
- Cub Hill
- Poverty Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
- Blue Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malad City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malad City.
Newspapers Published in Malad City ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malad City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malad City, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malad City.
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 Malad City:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bannock County
- Franklin County
- Power County
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Malad City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Malad City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |