Nounan Valley, ID

    Nounan Valley, ID

    • Settled: 1873 by Mormon settlers Phileman Christopher Merrill, his son & Sylvanus Collet
    • Origin of Name: Named after James Douglas Nounan, a railroad tie contractor for the Oregon Shortline Railroad
    • Established for: Beef cattle ranching, dairying, timber harvest
    • Past Local Features: School, Church, Post Office; It now has a cemetery
    • Location: About 20 miles northwest of Montpelier on Hwy 30, turn west on Pescadera Road, crossing the mountain pass, 22.5 miles southwest of Soda Springs
    • No population estimates for this unicorporated rural community

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