Our Genealogy Helper
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 Thorenson (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 Thorenson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Thorenson is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Oneida & Cache (UT).
Below are the counties that are near Thorenson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thorenson:
- Franklin County (The home county of Thorenson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Utida
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utida is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Thatcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Swanlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Downey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Fish Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Malad City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Gwenford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gwenford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasantview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Box Elder County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
- Fort Malad ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Washakie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheelon is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
- Beaverdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Fielding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collinston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Deweyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
- Cache County (UT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Utida
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Former names for Lewiston:
- Cub Hill
- Poverty Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
- Clarkston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amalga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Cache Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cache Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
- Cache
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cache is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thorenson, see our County-by-County Page for Thorenson.
Cemeteries Near Thorenson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thorenson.
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 Thorenson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thorenson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #424188 <2>
- Cornish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Preston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkston City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trenton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Early Plymouth Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Miller - Pollock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malad City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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>
While we didn't find Thorenson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thorenson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thorenson, with the one closest to Thorenson listed first.
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Former names for Lewiston:
- Cub Hill
- Poverty Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washakie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swanlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Malad City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thorenson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thorenson.
Newspapers Published in Thorenson ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thorenson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thorenson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thorenson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Thorenson:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bannock County
- Bear Lake County
- Oneida County
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thorenson) 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 Thorenson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |