- Settled: In the 1860s by Albert Sweetser, J.Q. Shirley, Del Rice and “Dirty Bill;” cattlemen, including Jasper Harrell, James Shirley and Lew Sweetser ran huge cattle herds throughout the Raft River Valley, including the Elba area; after the Beechers and others filed for homesteads in the area, the cattlemen moved their herds to less-settled areas of the valley
- Originally Named: Cassia Creek, then later Beecherville, after the Beecher family, who were early settlers
- Origin of Name: Since “Beecherville” was too long to fit on a postal stamp, the name was changed to “Elba” when a post office was established; Elba is the Mediterranean island where Napoleon was exiled; it’s unknown why that name was chosen.
- Notable Features: Elba Park, Cemetery; LDS Church & Relief Society building; Melcher Mine & Million Dollar Mansion located in the area
- Location: 9.2 miles east of Burley on Hwy 81 E, then 23 miles southeast from Albion on Hwy 77, Cassia’s Historic Byway
- Population 2022: Latest census is 102, had 212 in 1909 and 70 in 1960
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