Blackfoot, Idaho

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Former name
Grove City

City Hall
http://www.cityofblackfoot.org Blackfoot City Hall 157 North Broadway Blackfoot, Idaho 83221 Phone: (208) 785-8600 Fax: (208) 785-8602

Cemeteries
Grove City Cemetery: 1 Willow Drive, Blackfoot, ID 83221. Phone: 208.785.8627

Riverside/Thomas Cemetery: located 6 miles west of Blackfoot on Highway 39

Asylum Cemetery: located on the grounds of Idaho's State Hospital South in Blackfoot.

Current
First Baptist Church 2550 Rose Rd, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-3247

Fellowship Baptist Church 511 N Ash St, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-3239

Current
There are four meetinghouses of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsin Blackfoot:

187 N ASH Blackfoot, ID 83221

520 N SHILLING Blackfoot, ID 83221

845 GRANT Blackfoot, ID 83221

Grove City Branch (Spanish) 900 RIVERTON RD Blackfoot, ID 83221

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 FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers. The records of the (1890-1948) are found in this collection.

Current
St Pauls Episcopal Church 72 N Shilling Ave Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-4474

Historical
The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed the following Blackfoot Episcopal Records found a the Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello, Idaho. These films are available for viewing at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its Family History Centers.


 * 1891-1996
 * 1910-1920
 * 1880-1884

Current
Saint Bernard's Catholic Church 584 W Sexton St, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-1935

Historical
The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed the records of the St Bernard Catholic Church in Blackfoot, Idaho, that are found in the archives of the Roman Catholic Church of Boise, Idaho. Copies of the films are available at the Library in Salt Lake City, or in any of its Family History Centers.

Other
Calvary Bible Church 1248 Camas St, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-4490

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

Funeral Homes
Hawker Funeral Home 132 South Shilling Avenue Blackfoot, Idaho 83221 (208) 785-1320

History
In 1818 there were no actual Blackfoot people in the area, the traders referred to the people they met in the area as the Indians with the black feet, or the Blackfoot Crowd. Because of the wildfires of 1812 the people walked through the ashes and their footwear became black. The mountain range and a small river were also named Blackfoot. On January 13, 1885 Bingham County was established with Blackfoot as its county seat. The county seat was to be Eagle Rock (now called Idaho Falls). However, the night before final passage men from Blackfoot bribed a clerk to erase Eagle Rock and write in Blackfoot. The measure went through without opposition and was signed by the governor.

1874 Fredrick S. Stevens and Major Danilson after learning that a railroad was to be built in the area. Stevens and Danilson built a General Store hoping that a station would be built there because it was just outside the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. 1878 a post office was established with Theo T. Danilson as Postmaster. The population in 1930 was 3,199.

Current
Morning News 34 North Ash Blackfoot, ID 83221 Ph. 208-785-1100 email - publisher@cableone.net Daily

Historical
Copies of issues of the following Blackfoot newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise. Microfilm copies for these newspapers are available for viewing at the Blackfoot Public Library.

Bingham County Democrat -- 1904:9:30 Bingham County news -- 1919:1:2-1923:12:28  Blackfoot courier -- 1914:9: 10 -1915: 1: 12  Blackfoot news -- 1890  1890:4:26-1902: 1:1  Blackfoot news -- 1960  1960:3:7-1981:4:30 Blackfoot optimist -- 1910:12:15-1918: 10: 10

Blackfoot register -- 1880:7: 10-1884: 3: 22 Daily bulletin -- 1927: 10: 13-1960: 3: 4 Daily Republican -- 1927:4:11-1927:4:29 Evening bulletin -- 1920  1920:1:2 -1921:1:15  Evening bulletin -- 1927  1927:8:1 -1927:10:11  Evening courier -- 1913:7:2-1914:9:8 Idaho news -- 1881:6:11-1891:10:31  Idaho Republican -- 1904:7: 22 -1932: 12: 29  Morning news -- 1981:5:1-9999

Obituaries
Hawker Funeral Home

Morning News