Oakley, Idaho

United States &gt; Idaho &gt; Cassia County &gt; Oakley

Geographic location
42°14′32″N 113°52′51″W (42.242360, -113.880904), at 4,560 feet in elevation

City Hall
Oakley City Clerks 200 W. Main St./P.O. Box 266 Oakley, Idaho 83346 (208) 862-3313

Current
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‎ Oakley 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wards

355 N Center St Oakley, ID 83346

(208) 862-3351

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. Records of (1887-1948) are in this collection.

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

History
An explorer named Wm. E. Martindale was appointed to explore Goose Creek Valley, having made a favorable report of his explorations. Settlers from Tooele County, Utah decided to settle on the land know as Oakley. The site of Oakley was chosen for the settlement and named Oakley, on account of a post office having been established in the part of Goose Creek Valley sometime previously in honor of a Mr. William Oakley, who kept a stage station at a place now called Oakley Meadow, in 1882.

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

Oakley eagle 1902:4:2, 1904:7:7, 1907:8:8, 1908:9:4  Oakley eagle  1905:9:14-1906:11:15  Oakley herald  1910:2:18-1961:2:9  Oakley news  1975:10:16-1978:7:20  Oakley star  1893:5:11 Oakley sun  1896:1:30, 2:20, 1898:11:3