Arimo, Bannock County, Idaho Genealogy

United States Idaho  Bannock County  Arimo

Quick Facts
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City Hall
City of Arimo 115 Henderson Ave, Arimo, ID 83214 (208) 254-3507

Funeral Homes
Marsh Valley Funeral Home 570N Meadowview Dr Arimo, Idaho 83214 (208) 254-3786

Arimo Cemetery

 * 1) Bannock County ID USGenWeb - with photos
 * 2) findagrave.com
 * 3) Cemetery records Arimo, Bannock County, Idaho
 * 4) Cemetery records, Arimo, Idaho

Many cemetery records for Idaho are included in LDS Cemetery Records which are a part of the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Arimo Cemetery is included in of that collection.

Information about cemeteries in adjoining areas of Bannock County is available on the Bannock County, Idaho Wiki page.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Arimo Ward


 * 1) Record of Members, 1912-1927, 1927-1942
 * 2) Annual genealogical report, Form E 1913-1948

Directories
The Idaho State Archives has in its collections copies of city, county, state and regional directories.

History
Arimo was named after an Indian chief of that name. The place was formerly called Oneida, which was the name of the first post office in March Valley, but the railroad people name the station Arimo. The village of Arimo, which is a a station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad, about seven miles southeast of Graden Creek, and nine miles southeast of Downey. The total population of the Arimo Precinct was 620 in 1930.

Additional history of Arimo, Idaho and the early Mormon 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. 28.

Current
At the present time there appears to be no newspaper published in Arimo.

Historical
The Idaho State Archives has no copies of newspapers published in Arimo. Copies of other newspapers in their collection may be of interest to residents of Arimo.

School Records and Yearbooks
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a copy of the 1957 school annual, the Marshopolitan, of North Marsh High School, which serves the cities of Arimo and Downey.