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Welcome to Also known in the early 1900's as the North Side City Of Jerome Celebrates 100 years 2007 |
County Coordinator Chris Storey
In Memory of Virginia Ricketts * A great historian *
JEROME COUNTY FACTS
Jerome County was
created in 1919 from the parent Counties of Gooding, Minidoka and Lincoln.
In the 1880's it was
part of Alturas County, which no longer exists.
The county seat
is Jerome believed to be named after Jerome Kuhn, son of W. S. Kuhn who had
purchased North Side property from Frank Buhl, and planned on building a town
site on the North Side. Others believe Jerome was named after Jerome Hill who
was commissioned by Kuhn to find a suitable area for a town site. Traveling all
day Jerome Hill and his group found themselves lost in the lava and sagebrush
so made camp for the night. Morning brought a wonderers view of The Sawtooths to the North and Twin Falls to the South and all
agreed they had searched far enough, markers were placed at the location and
Jerome town site began her legacy.
The land opening was
held on September 30, 1907, where two lots were offered for public auction,
following choices of lots were drawn by lottery. 1907 land was set aside for a
cemetery and in 1914 received a deed for said property. The first train
"Idaho Southern Railway" entered Jerome on December 28, 1908, coming
from Gooding. The Pioneer Newspaper owned by H. A. Stroud and
John D. Nims released the first edition on
November 12, 1908. Adeline Becker became Jerome's first postmaster with the
Post office beginning service on August 24, 1907. 1908 brought the first
telephone service to Jerome, managed by Ed Churchman. Jerome School District
was organized in 1908 and in 1911 the District became Jerome Independent School
District # 33, Transporting students by school wagon began in 1909. The first
telephone service was connected in 1908 and in 1912 Mountain States obtained
ownership. 1922 crystal radio sets made a
appearance in Jerome, do- it-yourself instructions appeared in the North Side
News which was enjoyed by many residents.
Jerome County consists
of the small farming communities of Eden, Town site laid out in 1905 and
settlement in 1907, Post office 1912. Hazelton lays 4.1 miles east of Eden and
was first settled in 1905, The town was founded in 1911, named for Hazel
Barlow. Jerome is in the West part of the county, 4 miles East of the Gooding Jerome line.
Towns and Settlements
left behind but not forgotten Falls City, 6 miles east of Jerome had a post
office from 1909 to 1916. Greenwood sits in the SE part of the county, First designated as a school district and
than as a community, named for Annie Pike Greenwood. Hillsdale is in
South part of county 2.2 miles SW of Eden, post office from 1908-1913. Hunt is
in S. central of county 6 miles N NW of Eden, post office named for the
Minidoka War Relocation Center where 9400 Japanese Americans were held prisoner
during WWII. Named in honor of Wilson Price Hunt, the Astorian
exployer of 1811. Pleasant Plains and Barrymore.
-Jerome was known to
be the 43rd County in the 43rd State of the United States of America-
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Marriages for Jerome |
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1937 Luella Yates |
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Disclaimer applies to all files as they have been copied as accurate as
possible. Signatures are some times hard to read.
Discrepancy's sometimes applies.
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