Welcome to
Minidoka County, Idaho

 

County Coordinator: YOU? Minidoka County is Available for Adoption.
If you are interested in helping, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Temporary County Coordinator: Norma Hass normahass01@gmail.com
State Coordinator: Kerry Hairston kerry.hairston@gmail.com

Site index of the history and genealogy information available.


County Facts

Minidoka County was created January 28, 1913
from the parent county of Lincoln.  According to the County Government site,

it was named after the only settlement in the area, a railroad siding.

Included land area is 762 square miles.

In the 1880's it was part of Cassia County.

The county seat is Rupert.

It consists of the small farming communities of
Acequia, Heyburn, Minidoka, Paul, and Rupert.

Adjoining counties include:

 Blaine, Lincoln, Jerome and Cassia.
 

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                                                                        OLD PHOTO'S OF PAUL AND HEYBURN, IDAHO      

Cheese Factory in early Paul,Idaho

Main street, Paul, Idaho -

Main street in Paul, Idaho -1921

Minidoka Dam

Not Paul State Bank

Sugar Factory in construction

Paul Idaho- 14 June 1917

Old folks of Paul & Heyburn- 1916

Paul Mutual - May 1921

Paul, Idaho - 1921

Ball Game -Paul Idaho

Hewewell, farm at Paul, Idaho

 

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