Bern, ID

    Bern, ID

    • Settled: 1873- by Mormon settlers led by Charles C. Rich
    • Origin of Name: Named after Berne, Switzerland, home of many early settlers
    • Well Known History: A group of Swiss immigrants,who had been cheese makers in Switzerland, were called to establish a cheese plant in Bern for local Mormon settlers
    • Well Known Native: La Monte Young, Musician & Composer
    • Notable Features: Rural farming & bedroom community for Montpelier & other towns
    • Notable Features: LDS church and cemetery
    • Location: 5.8 miles northwest of Montpelier on Hwy 89, turn north on Bern Road
    • This unincorporated rural Bear Lake Valley area has no reported population

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