Pella Area of Burley, ID

    Pella Area of Burley, ID

    • Settled: The first meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pella was held in 1910
    • Original Name: Beulah, but in 1913 its name was changed because mail got mixed up between Beulah and Buhl, in Twin Falls County
    • Origin of Name:  It isn’t certain  where the name originated. It may have been a corruption of the name “Beulah,” or it may have been named after one of two ancient cities named Pella- one in Jerusalem, the other the capital of the Macedonian Empire, birthplace of Alexander the Great; it has been implied that “Pella” implied “greatness,” due to ancient Pella’s reputation as a world center; Pella was the first rail stop, south of Burley and north of Kenyon of the Oakley Branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad and also the name of the farming community in its vicinity
    • Notable Features: Cemetery, LDS church, small businesses and ag-related businesses
    • Location:  West of Hwy 27 from about 3000 S. to about 700 S.
    • No population estimates for this unicorporated rural community

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