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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 Owinza (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 Owinza. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Owinza is located in Lincoln County.

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 Lincoln County: Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Jerome & Minidoka.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Owinza)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owinza, with the one closest to Owinza listed first.
    • Besslen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Besslen is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besslen
    • Dietrich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
    • Shoshone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owinza, with the one closest to Owinza listed first.
    • Tikura
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tikura is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tikura
    • Carey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Picabo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cassia County
    • Burley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owinza, with the one closest to Owinza listed first.
    • Eden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Falls City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Falls City is located in Jerome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Jerome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Minidoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owinza, with the one closest to Owinza listed first.
    • Paul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <1>
    • Amalga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
    • Heyburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Acequia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Minidoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owinza, with the one closest to Owinza listed first.
    • Murtaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hansen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <1>
    • Kimberly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Owinza ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owinza.

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 Owinza - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owinza covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Richfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Richfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1890038 <2>
  • Dietrich Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shoshone Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoshone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Shoshone.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #386943 <2>
  • Adelaide Congregational Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide Congregational Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adelaide Congregational Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Minidoka.
    • The Adelaide Congregational Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526998 <2>
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hazelton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976931 <2>
  • Paul Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Paul.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80598 <2>
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Rupert.
    • The Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Acequia Rupert Cemetery
    • M.A.R. Cemetery
    • Rupert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80632 <2>
  • Jerome Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Jerome.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #663068 <2>
  • Picabo-Gannett Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Heyburn.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Heyburn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1845218 <2>
  • Ira Burton Perrine Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Gem Memorial Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gem Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Burley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1186675 <2>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 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 in 1895, Owinza had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Kimama
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
  • Pagari
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pagari is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagari
  • Shoshone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tikura
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tikura is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tikura
  • Tunupa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tunupa is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunupa
  • Picabo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Carey
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Leduc ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Leduc is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc

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

Newspapers Published in Owinza ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owinza.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owinza, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owinza.

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 Owinza:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Owinza) 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 Owinza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.