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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 Plano (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 Plano. 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 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 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.

Plano is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson & Teton.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Plano)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plano, with the one closest to Plano listed first.
    • Edmonds
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sugar City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Rexburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plano, with the one closest to Plano listed first.
    • Ucon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
      • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <2>
    • Iona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Iona is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <2>
    • Ammon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <2>
    • Idaho Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clark County
    • Dubois
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plano, with the one closest to Plano listed first.
    • Egin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Teton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Saint Anthony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Newdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drummond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Squirrel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
      • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plano, with the one closest to Plano listed first.
    • Annis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Menan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Rigby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hamer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Ririe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Terreton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Mud Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake
      • Mud Lake is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Lake <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Plano ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plano.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plano, with the one closest to Plano 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.<5>

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

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

  • Teton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Saint Anthony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Idaho Falls
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Plano ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plano.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plano, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plano.

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 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 Plano:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.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>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- Plano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8910, Longitude: -111.8908    
<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 Plano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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