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

Bybee - Centerville

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2019

1. Bybee - Centerville Marker

Inscription. Bybee-Centerville, also known as Sayer, was located between Lewisville and Rigby, the Drybed Channel of the Snake River (Great Feeder Canal) and the Burgess Canal. It was settled 1883-84 by John A. Cuthbert, Alexander Kinghorn, Dan Adams, William Briggs, Neil Gilchrist, Owen Sayer, Joseph W. Jones, Henry M. Harmon, Arthur Goody and their families. Wagon boxes and tents were their first homes. John Cuthbert's well was dug May 1884. Center School built 1895 on land donated by Eli Campbell. 1900, post office established in cabin of Owen Sayer, first postmaster. Other firsts were: Mary Boram's general store and millinery shop, Kinghorn Brothers brick kilns, Oregon Short Line Railroad Spur, Parks and Lewisville Irrigation System. A branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formed in 1900, Erastus Walker Presiding Elder; organized into Bybee Ward in 1908.

Erected 1983 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Jefferson County. (Marker Number 427.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list.

Location. 43° 40.193′

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N, 111° 55.474′ W. Marker is in Rigby, Idaho, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of West 1st South (State Highway 48) and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on West 1st South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 West 1st South, Rigby ID 83442, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rigby (approx. half a mile away); "Annie's Place" Annis (approx. 4 miles away); Lewisville (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pooles Island - Menan (approx. 5 miles away); The Willow Creek Settlement (approx. 6.1 miles away); Coltman Ward (approx. 6½ miles away); The Great Feeder (approx. 8 miles away); Burton (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rigby.

More about this marker. This marker is located in front of the L.D.S. Church.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2019

2. Bybee - Centerville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 718 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.