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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 Zenda (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 Zenda. 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 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.

Zenda is located in Bannock 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 Bannock County: Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida & Power.

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

  • Bannock County     (The home county of Zenda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Downey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arimo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
      • Arimo is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <1>
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
      • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <1>
    • Robin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
      • Robin is located in Bannock County
    • McCammon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
      • McCammon is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <1>
    • Inkom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
      • Inkom is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <1>
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Bench
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
    • Grace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <1>
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <1>
    • Soda Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Clifton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Thatcher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
      • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <1>
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Whitney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
    • Utida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
    • Cherryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Malad City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
      • Malad City is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <1>
    • Saint Johns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Pleasantview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
    • Cherry Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Gwenford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Power County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Arbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Pauline is located in Power County
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portage Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Portage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Malad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zenda, with the one closest to Zenda listed first.
    • Utida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Cornish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • 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>
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)

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

Cemeteries Near Zenda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zenda.

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

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

  • Red Rock Pass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Byington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Downey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Center Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Treasureton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasureton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treasureton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arimo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lava Hot Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Lava Hot Springs.
      • The Lava Hot Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lava Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80537 <4>
    • Malad City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malad City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malad City 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.<6>

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

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

  • Downey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Swanlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Johns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
  • Malad City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
    • Malad City is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <1>
  • McCammon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
    • McCammon is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <1>
  • Cherry Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
  • Preston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
  • Samaria
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
  • Anderson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
  • Franklin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Portage
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Lewiston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Zenda ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zenda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zenda, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zenda.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Zenda:

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

The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.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>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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zenda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zenda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3777, Longitude: -112.0586       In this case, the coordinates for Zenda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Zenda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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