American Falls, Power County, Idaho Genealogy

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City Hall
American Falls City Hall 550 N Oregon Trl American Falls, ID 83211-1800

Phone: (208) 226 2569

Baptist
Bethany Baptist Church

280 Polk St American Falls, ID 83211 (208) 226-2878

Willow Bay Baptist Church

246 Lee Street

American Falls, ID 83211

Current
There are four wards and one branch (congregations) meeting at two separate places: 650 Pocatello Avenue and 111 Church Place, both in American Falls.

Historical
Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers.

Current
St. John's Episcopal Church

350 Roosevelt American Falls, ID 83211

krudeen@dcdi.net

Current
United Methodist Church Of American Falls 710 Fort Hall Avenue American Falls, ID 83211

Current
St Mary's Catholic Church

376 Roosevelt Street American Falls, ID 83211-1219 (208) 226-5217

Historical
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed copies of church registers found in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Among these registers are those from Our Lady of Lourdes and Blessed Sacrament in American Falls.

Directories
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.

Funeral Homes
Davis-Rose Mortuary 170 Idaho St American Falls, Idaho 83211 (208) 226-2147

History
Wilson Price Hunt expedition camped at the falls in 1811. Oregon Trail passes north of town through the present-day reservoir. The town in 1925 relocated and move close to the American Falls Dam construction site. The old town site sits at the bottom of the reservoir, northeast of the present city. John C. Fremont visited the town in 1843. The total Population of American Falls in 1930 was 1,888. The Dam was completed in 1978. American Falls was an important station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad.

Additional history of American Falls, Idaho and the early Mormon settlers there can be found in: Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941, p. 19.

A brief history of American Falls is available on the city's official website.

Current
Power County Express 174 Idaho Street American Falls, ID 83211 Ph. 208-226-5294 email - press1@dcdi.net Weekly

Historical
Copies of issues of American Falls newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.