Lanark, ID Area

Lanark, ID Area

  • Settled: 1877- By Mormon settlers William Piggett, John Bunn, Tom Stevens & John Parker
  • Originally Named: South Liberty, then Freedom- in 1893 was named Lanark
  • Origin of Name: Named after Lanark, Scotland, birthplace of early settler John Bunn, after years of bickering over the town’s name
  • Established for: Farm & dairying; irrigation water from Little Valley Dam
  • Past Local Features: School, LDS church, Post Office. Also has a cemetery
  • Location: 4.4 miles (6 minutes) north, then west of Paris on Hwy 89 N
  • No population estimates for this Bear Lake Valley rural community

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