Standrod, ID & UT

  • Settled: First settled in 1892, by cattlemen
  • Original Name: Originally known as One Mile Valley
  • Origin of Name: The name was changed to Standrod in honor of Judge D. W. Standrod of Pocatello, Idaho, an important figure in water litigation in the late nineteenth century   
  • Known for: Cattle country, with an abundance of grass and water, suitable for their industry
  • Notable Features: Settlers constructed a good-sized brick school house in 1903 in the middle of the community and deliberately placed it on the state line; part in Utah and part in Idaho
  • Location: Located at the most southern tip of the Raft River Valley, tucked into a large canyon on the north slope of the Raft River Mountains, seventy four miles (1 hour, ten minutes) northwest of Tremonton on I-84 W, then southwest on Hwy 30
  • No Population information is available for this unincorporated & isolated rural Cassia County community 

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