Connor Creek, ID

    Connor Creek, ID

    • Origin of Name: Named for Colonel, later General, Patrick E. Connor, commander  of the California Infantry, which was summoned to patrol the California Trail during the heavy Indian attacks of the early 1860s; Captain Samuel P. Smith led an attack on Indians on the banks of Connor Creek, nearly obliterating the tribe
    • Known for: Site of Connor Creek Massacre, between Colonel Connor’s troops and Indians; former site of Connor Creek Store, now a private residence 
    • Location: At the rise of Connor Ridge, 10.9 (13 minutes) miles southeast of Albion on Hwy 77; the community of Connor is at the mouth of Connor Creek
    • No populatin figures available for this isolated rural Cassia County Community

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