Weston, Franklin County, Idaho Genealogy

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Quick Facts
Weston was settled in 1865 by Mormon settlers. The original settlement was 3 miles west of the present townsite. The total population of the Weston precinct in 1930 was 878.

Geographic location
Located 2.5 miles west of Bear River in Cache Valley, It is 26 miles northwest of Logan, Utah; 25 miles southeast of Malad, Idaho; 10 miles south of Clifton, Idaho; 3 miles north of the Utah-Idaho boundary; and 8 miles southwest of Preston, Idaho.

City Hall
Weston City Clerks 15 E. Depot Street Weston, Idaho 83286 (208) 747-3512

Current
Two Preston Wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meet in this meetinghouse:

27 North Center Street Weston, ID 83286

(208) 747-3554

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. Records of the Weston Ward (1875-1948) are included.

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

Newspapers
Copies of issues of some newspapers in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise could be of interest to Weston residents.