Shelley, Idaho

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City Hall

http://www.ci.shelley.id.us
101 S. Emerson Avenue
Sheley,Idaho 83274
(208)357-3390
Fax (208)357-3998

Resources

Church History and Records

Baptist

Shelley Baptist Church
326 N State St, Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 357-1962

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Current

There are three meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shelley:

184 N Park
Shelley, ID 83274

325 E LOCUST
Shelley, IDa 83274

513 S PARK
Shelley, ID 83274

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.  Records of Firth Wards (1895-1948) are included.

Directories

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

Funeral Homes

Nalder Funeral Home
110 W Oak St
Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 357-3231

History

Shelley is an important town on the Oregon Short Line railroad, situated in the mist of a level, fertile farming district, bordering on the Snake River. It is situated on the left bank of Snake River, nine miles southwest of Idaho Falls, and 17 miles northeast of Blackfoot. The town has had a rapid growth and is the business center of considerable upland.The total population of Shelly Precinct is 2,182 in 1930.

Additional history of Shelley, 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. 790.

Newspapers

Current

Shelley Pioneer
1548 East Center Street
Shelley, ID 83274
Ph. 208-357-7661
email - cfoster@theshelleypioneer.com
Weekly

Historical

Copies of issues of the following Shelley newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho:

 Pioneer  1975:1:9-to date 
Shelley pioneer  1909:5:15-1974:12:5