Eagle, Ada County, Idaho Genealogy

United States Idaho  Ada County  Eagle

Quick Facts
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City Hall
City of Eagle 660 E. Civic Lane Eagle, Idaho 83616

Baptist
First Baptist Church of Eagle‎ 350 East State Street Eagle, ID 83616-5933 Ph. (208) 939-0679

Eagle Heights Baptist Church‎ 296 North 1st Street Eagle, ID 83616 Ph. (208) 939-8919

Abundant Life Baptist Church‎ 3633 West Floating Feather Road Eagle, ID 83616-3411 Ph. (208) 939-3870

Current
There are six Eagle wards (congregations) meeting in two separate meetinghouses:

Eagle 1st, 2nd, 3rd wards 2090 North Eagle Road Eagle, ID 83616 Ph. (208) 938-0509

Eagle 4th, 5th and 7th wards‎ 700 West State Street Eagle, ID 83616 Ph. (208) 939-2988

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 is a 1948 record of the Eagle Ward in this collections.

Methodist
Eagle United Methodist Church‎ 651 North Eagle Road Eagle, ID 83616-5007 Ph. (208) 939-0108

Other
Eagle Christian Church‎ 100 Short Lane Eagle, ID 83616-4153 Ph. (208) 286-0879

Seventh-Day Adventist Church‎ 538 West State Street Eagle, ID 83616-4906 Ph. (208) 939-6625

Eagle Family Worship Center‎ 3838 West Floating Feather Road Eagle, ID 83616-3414 Ph. (208) 938-9280

River Christian Church‎ 1441 North Sevenoaks Way Eagle, ID 83616-6615 Ph. (208) 570-3732

Eagle Church Of The Nazarene‎ 1001 West State Street Eagle, ID 83616-4809 Ph. (208) 939-0661

Victorious Faith Church‎ 223 North Eagle Road Eagle, ID 83616-5077 Ph. (208) 938-5601

History
Gold was discovered in the Boise Basin in 1862. Polete Mace, Truman C. Catlin and neighbors built the first irrigation ditch in 1864 Truman C. Catlin could see that buying the land and farming was a better choice. Catlin was a native of Illinois, filed a claim to 160 acres on Eagle Island. Catlin originally named his island home after his native state; Catlin was soon persuaded to rename the island to reflect the large number of bald eagles that made the island their home as well.

Newspapers
Copies of the following newspapers published in Eagle are included in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Eagle enterprise -- 1926:11:16 Eagle enterprise, 1958 -- 1958:6:5-1960:1:28 Eagle post -- 1988:8:17-1989:9:13 Valley free press -- 1982:2:19 -1982:10:28