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''[[United States | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Idaho|Idaho]] > [[Blaine County, Idaho|Blaine County]] > Carey'' | ||
== Quick Facts == | == Quick Facts == | ||
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=== Cemeteries === | === Cemeteries === | ||
[[LDS Cemetery Records|LDS Cemetery Records]] | |||
Vol. 5 | Vol. 5 page 166 - Carey # 2 Cemetery | ||
page 166 - Carey # 2 Cemetery | |||
=== Church History and Records === | === Church History and Records === | ||
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===== Historical | ===== Historical ===== | ||
Many of the original records of church units are in the [ | Many of the original records of church units are in the [http://lds.org/churchhistory/library 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. Records of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=500391&disp=Record++of++members%2C++1902%2D1941%3B++%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Carey Ward] (1902-1948) are found here. | ||
=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
The [http://history.idaho.gov/ | The [http://history.idaho.gov/directories.html Idaho State Archives] in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories. | ||
=== Funeral Homes === | === Funeral Homes === | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
Additional history of Carey, Idaho and the early | |||
The Little Wood River Valley is where Carey is located. The first postmaster was named James Carey in 1885 the post office was named Carey. Some say that the town was named after Thomas Carey Stanford, younger brother of Cyrus Joseph Stanford (who was the leader of those colonists). The Great Depression was very hard on the town was it never recovered from. The total population of Carey Precinct was 767 in 1930 | |||
Additional history of Carey, Idaho and the early Mormon settlers there can be found in: <br>Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941, p. 118.<br> | |||
=== Maps === | === Maps === | ||
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=== Newspapers === | === Newspapers === | ||
Copies of issues of some [http://history.idaho.gov/library_collections.html#anchor562626 newspapers] which may be of interest to those in Carey are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise. | |||
=== Obituaries === | === Obituaries === | ||
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{{reflist}} {{Blaine County, Idaho}} | {{reflist}} {{Blaine County, Idaho}} | ||
[[Category:Cities_of_Idaho]] [[Category:Blaine_County,_Idaho]] | |||
Revision as of 12:09, 20 October 2010
United States > Idaho > Blaine County > Carey
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Former name[edit | edit source]
Geographic location[edit | edit source]
City Hall[edit | edit source]
Carey City Hall
20482 Main Street
Carey, Idaho 83320
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Vol. 5 page 166 - Carey # 2 Cemetery
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
Current[edit | edit source]
Carey First and Second Wards
20494 North Main Street
Carey, ID 83320
(208) 823-4411
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Historical[edit | edit source]
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. Records of the Carey Ward (1902-1948) are found here.
Directories[edit | edit source]
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
The Little Wood River Valley is where Carey is located. The first postmaster was named James Carey in 1885 the post office was named Carey. Some say that the town was named after Thomas Carey Stanford, younger brother of Cyrus Joseph Stanford (who was the leader of those colonists). The Great Depression was very hard on the town was it never recovered from. The total population of Carey Precinct was 767 in 1930
Additional history of Carey, 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. 118.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Minorities[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Copies of issues of some newspapers which may be of interest to those in Carey are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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