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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 Mound Valley (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 Mound Valley. 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 Mound Valley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mound Valley: Mound Vly. (or less commonly used: Mound Vally. or Mound Vlly.)

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.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Mound Valley is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Oneida & Cache (UT).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Mound Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound Valley, with the one closest to Mound Valley listed first.
    • Thatcher
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
      • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <2>
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Cherryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
    • Whitney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Utida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound Valley, with the one closest to Mound Valley listed first.
    • Swanlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Downey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Arimo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Bear Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound Valley, with the one closest to Mound Valley listed first.
    • Bern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ovid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
    • Paris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
    • Montpelier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wardboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fish Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound Valley, with the one closest to Mound Valley listed first.
    • Bench
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
    • Grace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <2>
    • Soda Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <2>
    • Bancroft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <2>
    • Conda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
      • Conda is located in Caribou County
  • Oneida County
    • Malad City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound Valley, with the one closest to Mound Valley listed first.
    • Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Lewiston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Cornish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Utida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Mound Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mound Valley.

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

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

  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lago Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Treasureton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasureton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treasureton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Nounan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nounan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nounan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanark Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ovid Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Grant Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Preston Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Mound Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mound Valley.

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

  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
  • Swanlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ovid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Novene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
    • Novene is located in Bear Lake County
  • Manson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Bear Lake County
  • Preston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
  • Bloomington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Montpelier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Downey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Mound Valley ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mound Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mound Valley, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mound Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mound Valley:

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

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 Mound Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mound Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3571, Longitude: -111.7124       In this case, the coordinates for Mound Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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