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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. Oakley, who kept a stage station at a place now called Oakley Meadow, in 1882. | |||
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Revision as of 13:17, 7 December 2010
United States > Idaho > Cassia County > Oakley
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Former name[edit | edit source]
Geographic location[edit | edit source]
City Hall[edit | edit source]
Oakley City Clerks
200 W. Main St./P.O. Box 266
Oakley, Idaho 83346
(208) 862-3313
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
Current[edit | edit source]
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[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 Oakley Wards (1887-1948) are in this collection.
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Directories[edit | edit source]
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
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. Oakley, who kept a stage station at a place now called Oakley Meadow, in 1882.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Minorities[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Copies of issues of some Oakley newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
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