Preston, Franklin County, Idaho Genealogy

Quick Facts

 * Brief History of Preston

City Hall
http://prestonidaho.net/index.html Preston City Hall 70 West Oneida Preston, ID 83263 Phone: (208) 852-1817 Fax: (208) 852-1820 E-Mail: prestoncity@plmw.com

Current
Preston Meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

55 E 1st S Preston, ID 83263

155 N 200 W Preston, ID 83263

310 N State St Preston, ID 83263

Smithfield, UT YSA 5th Ward (YSA) 165 W 4800 S Preston, ID 83263

Valley View Branch (Spanish) 1444 S 1600 E Preston, ID 83263

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. There are records of the (1879-1948) in this collection.

Other
Grace Fellowship Church‎ 16 North State Street Preston, ID 83263-1237

(208) 852-3900

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

Funeral Homes
Webb Funeral Home 109 Bear River Blfs Preston, Idaho 83263 (208) 852-1527 Webb Funeral Home 1005 S 800 E Preston, Idaho 83263 (208) 852-1391 Webb Jordan D 109 E Oneida St Preston, Idaho 83263 (208) 852-0533 http://www.webbmortuary.com/ Nelson Funeral Home 85 S Main St Smithfield, Utah 84335 (435) 563-5621 http://www.nelsonfuneralhome.com/

History
The Greater Preston Business Association has made available online a brief history of Preston, Idaho.

Current
The Citizen 77 South State Street Preston, ID 83263 Ph. 208-882-0155 email - kellym@prestoncitizen.com Weekly

Historical
Copies of issues of the following Preston newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise:

Cache Valley clarion 1940:1:4-1941:12:25 Franklin County citizen 1913:1:31:-1942:7:9  Preston booster  1912:1:25-1913:1:15  Preston citizen  1942:7:16-9999  Preston standard  1901:8:16-1902:9:5  Southeastern advocate  1913:12:3-1914:12:30

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Larsen-Sant Library 109 S 1st E Preston, Idaho 83263 (208)852-0175

Oneida Stake Academy Museum/History Center 100 E Oneida Street (intersection of East Oneida and First East Street) Preston, Idaho 83263