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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 Paul (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 Paul. 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 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.

Paul is located in Minidoka 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 Minidoka County: Blaine, Cassia, Jerome & Lincoln.

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

  • Minidoka County     (The home county of Paul)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
    • Heyburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <2>
    • Amalga
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rupert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <2>
    • Acequia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Minidoka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cassia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
    • Burley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Declo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
      • Declo is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <2>
    • Albion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Cassia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marion
      • From Paul to Marion
    • Artesian City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Basin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Cassia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Basin
      • From Paul to Basin
    • Oakley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
  • Jerome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <2>
    • Eden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
    • Kimama
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
      • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimama
      • From Paul to Kimama
    • Besslen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
    • Murtaugh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hansen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <2>
    • Kimberly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Paul ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paul.

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

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

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

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

  • Albion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimama
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
    • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kimama
    • From Paul to Kimama
  • Minidoka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Cassia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marion
    • From Paul to Marion
  • Basin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in Cassia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Basin
    • From Paul to Basin
  • Owinza
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owinza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owinza
    • Owinza is located in Lincoln County
  • Oakley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
  • Elba
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Conant
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Cassia County
  • Malta
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Paul ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paul.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paul, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paul.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Paul:

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

The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.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>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>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- Paul) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6050, Longitude: -113.7836    
<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 Paul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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