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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Acequia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Acequia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Acequia is located in Minidoka County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Minidoka County: Blaine, Cassia, Jerome & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Acequia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acequia:

  • Minidoka County     (The home county of Acequia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acequia, with the one closest to Acequia listed first.
    • Rupert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <2>
    • Minidoka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Amalga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
    • Paul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>
    • Heyburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <2>
  • Cassia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acequia, with the one closest to Acequia listed first.
    • Declo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
      • Declo is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <2>
    • Burley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Pella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Malta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
    • Elba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Basin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Cassia County
  • Jerome County
    • Hazelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • Kimama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
      • Kimama is located in Lincoln County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acequia, see our County-by-County Page for Acequia.

Newspapers Published in Acequia ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acequia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acequia, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acequia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Acequia:

Cemeteries Near Acequia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acequia.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acequia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acequia, with the one closest to Acequia listed first.

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Paul.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80598 <4>
  • Declo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gem Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Albion Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pella Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pella Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Pella.
    • The Pella Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pella Ward Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80600 <4>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Malta Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Cemetery
  • Elba Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Acequia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acequia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Acequia, with the one closest to Acequia listed first.

  • Minidoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimama
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
    • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
  • Wapi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapi
    • Wapi is located in Blaine County
  • Malta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
  • Conant
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Cassia County
  • Owinza
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owinza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owinza
    • Owinza is located in Lincoln County
  • Elba
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acequia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acequia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Acequia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acequia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acequia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6690, Longitude: -113.5953    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Acequia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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