Cedarville, ID

Cedarville, ID

  • Settled: Families passed into the area in 1865 from Richmond, and planted the area’s first crops; the next year many moved three miles south, esablishing West
  • Origin of Name: Named for the abundant cedars that grow in its hills and along Weston Creek
  • Known for: Ranching, and mostly dry-farming, the area was abandoned for a short time, due to Indian problems in its early years
  • Notable History: Had a church and reportedly three schools; electricity came to the area in the 1940s
  • Location: 3 miles west of Weston on hwy 38,
  • No population figures for this rural Franklin County, Idaho community

Source: “The Blazer Trail, Early History of Franklin County, Idaho; third edition, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, compiled by Alexis Champneys Beckstead

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