Menan in Jefferson County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Pooles Island - Menan

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 23, 2017

1. Pooles Island - Menan Marker

Inscription. Pooles Island, first settled 1879 by members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John R. Poole, presiding elder. Cedar Butte Ward organized 1884, Robert L. Bybee, Bishop. Long Island Canal water right decreed 1880; school began 1881; Susie P. Lawson, teacher; townsite surveyed 1883; grist mill 1894; pioneer merchant, C.A. Smith, Sr. Post office established 1885, changed Cedar Butte name to Menan, Indian word for island. Francis M. Bybee, postmaster.

Erected 1971 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Laurann Camp. (Marker Number 378.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 43° 43.248′ N, 111° 59.707′ W. Marker is in Menan, Idaho, in Jefferson County. It is on East Menan Lorenzo Highway near North 3530 East Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3539 East Menan Lorenzo Highway, Menan ID 83434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Idaho and the Yellowstone Fringe.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lewisville (approx. 1.9 miles away); "Annie's Place" Annis

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Bybee - Centerville (approx. 5 miles away); Rigby (approx. 5.4 miles away); Menan Buttes (approx. 7.4 miles away); Coltman Ward (approx. 8 miles away); Beaver Dick (approx. 8½ miles away); North Fork Ferry (approx. 8½ miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 23, 2017

2. Pooles Island - Menan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,698 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.