- Settled: In 1865 by Mormon settlers who left Franklin, Idaho
- Original Name: Rushville, for the abundance of rushes in its meadows, later changed to Clifton, for the cliffs in the area; finally changed once more to Cleveland
- Origin of Name: Named for President Grover Cleveland
- Historical Overview: Settlers were attracted to the area by the beauty of the mountains and the fertile meadowlands, especially those areas fed by streams that flowed from the mountains; an agricultural and stock-raising community; had a post office 1893-1960; initially part of Bannock County, but annexed into Franklin County in 1846; had a store with post office inside, a hotel, a school; Cleveland’s Mound Valley, was historically Mormon, but many non-members (called gentiles by the Mormons) enthusiastically called the valley Gentile Valley, their postmaster even refused to deliver mail to addresses of “Mound Valley,” insisting they mail to “Gentile Valley’
- Location: 22.9 miles (23 minutes) north of Preston on Hwy 34 N
Source: “The Blazer Trail, Early History of Franklin County, Idaho; third edition, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, compiled by Alexis Champneys Beckstead