Ucon, Idaho

Former name
Ucon was originally named Willow Creek, but since the name was already in use, it was named Elva. The name was later changed to Ucon.

City Hall
City of Ucon 3787 E 112 N Ucon, ID 83454 (208) 523-3971

Current
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‎ Ucon and Monument Wards 10854 North 41 East Ucon, ID 83454

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‎ Homestead, Yellow Stone and Cottonwood Wards 2967 East 105 North

Ucon, ID 83454

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 (1888-1948) are in this collections.

Funeral Homes
Wood Funeral Home 963 S Ammon Rd Ammon, Idaho 83406 (208) 522-2992 http://www.woodfuneralhome.com/ Buck Miller Hann Funeral Home 825 E 17th St Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404 (208) 522-7424 http://www.buckmillerhann.com/ Wood Funeral Home 273 N Ridge Ave Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 (208) 522-2751 http://www.woodfuneralhome.com/ Nalder Funeral Home 110 W Oak St Shelley, Idaho 83274 (208) 357-3231 http://nalderfuneralhome.com/ Coltrin Mortuary &amp; Crematory 2100 1st St Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 (208) 524-1000 http://www.coltrinmortuary.com/ Eckersell Memorial Chapel 101 W Main St Rigby, Idaho 83442 (208) 745-6604 http://www.eckersellfuneralhome.com/index.cfm Flamm Funeral Home 61 N 1st E Rexburg, Idaho 83440 (208) 356-5721 http://www.flammfh.com/index.cfm Beloved 220 E 2nd N Rexburg, ID 83440 (208) 359-9921

History
The first settlers in this part of the country included John R. Heath and Jesse Cleverly, who located as early as July 1883. Other settlers arrived in 1884 and on June 12, 1885. Most of the settlers residing in this fertile district in the Snake River Valley, engaged in farming, gardening and stock raising.

Additional history of Ucon, Idaho and the early Latter-day Saint 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. 893.

Historical
There are no copies of issues of Ucon newspapers. in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho, but newspapers from nearby towns may be of interest to residents of Ucon.