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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 Mud Lake (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 Mud Lake. 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 Mud Lake ...

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 Mud Lake: Mud Lk.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Mud Lake is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Fremont & Madison.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Mud Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lake, with the one closest to Mud Lake listed first.
    • Terreton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terreton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terreton
      • Terreton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terreton <2>
    • Monteview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteview
      • Monteview is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteview <2>
    • Hamer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
      • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <2>
    • Roberts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Menan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lewisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
      • Annis is located in Jefferson County
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Butte County
    • Howe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Butte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
  • Clark County
    • Dubois
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Lake, with the one closest to Mud Lake listed first.
    • Plano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Madison County
    • Edmonds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County

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

Cemeteries Near Mud Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mud Lake.

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

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

  • West Jefferson Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Camas North Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Market Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lidy Hot Springs Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewisville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lewisville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80541 <5>
  • Howe Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Annis Little Butte Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annis Little Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Annis Little Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Rigby.
    • The Annis Little Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Butte Cemetery
    • Little Butte Cemetery
    • Menan City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155547 <5>
  • Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Rexburg.
    • The Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beaver Dick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80408 <5>
  • Plano Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plano Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plano Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80611 <5>
  • John Day Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Day 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.<6>

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

  • Howe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Butte County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Mud Lake ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mud Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mud Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mud Lake.

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 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 Mud Lake:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mud Lake and Terreton. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mud Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mud Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8417, Longitude: -112.4824       In this case, the coordinates for Mud Lake 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 Mud Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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