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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 Ora (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 Ora. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Ora is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Clark, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Beaverhead (MT), Gallatin (MT), Madison (MT) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Ora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ora, with the one closest to Ora listed first.
    • Ashton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marysville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Fremont County
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Warm River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
      • Warm River is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Drummond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Saint Anthony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Squirrel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
      • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
    • Wilford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
      • Wilford is located in Fremont County
    • Newdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
      • Newdale is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <1>
    • Parker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <1>
    • Teton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Egin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
      • Egin is located in Fremont County
  • Clark County
    • Kilgore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Clark County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ora, with the one closest to Ora listed first.
    • Sugar City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Edmonds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County
    • Rexburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Madison County
    • Walker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Madison County
    • Archer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Madison County
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ora, with the one closest to Ora listed first.
    • Felt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
      • Felt is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <1>
    • Tetonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
      • Tetonia is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Ora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ora.

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

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

  • Pineview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shults Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Squirrel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Parker.
    • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Parker Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189538 <3>
  • Teton - Newdale Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80647 <3>
  • Rexburg Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rexburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rexburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80620 <3>
  • Plano Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Felt Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Haden Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Saint Anthony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Teton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Ora ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ora, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ora.

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 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 Ora:

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<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- Ora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0860, Longitude: -111.5333       In this case, the coordinates for Ora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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