Franklin County Idaho
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About Franklin County
County Seat: Preston
Towns and Communities:
About Franklin County's Towns
Battle Creek, Mink Creek, Bridgeport
Oxford, Clifton, Preston
Dayton, Riverdale, Fairview
Treasureton, Franklin, Weston
Mapleton, and Whitney
Histories & Historical Events
Franklin County History
Early history of Franklin before 1860.
"The "Old Fort" at Franklin, Idaho
Bear River Massacre
Other Franklin County Idaho Histories
Map - Rand McNalley (1924)
Personal Genealogy Pages with a Franklin County Idaho Connection
GILL FAMILY
Webpage covers four families ... GILL, GOODSELL, KERN, and GERBER. The Gill family came to Weston in 1857. The Goodsells came up from Newton in Cache Valley later on. The Kerns and Gerbers lived around Preston.
THE SWAINSTON & BROOM FAMILY
The George Swainston and Mary Groom Family Organization The Swainston family were early residents of Whitney and they still have a number of family members living in the Preston/Whitney area.
THE MENDENHALL FAMILY
The Mendenhall family was one of the founding families to settle Franklin Idaho.
THE PARKINSON FAMILY
The Parkinson Family was one of the founding families to settle Franklin Idaho.
PRESTON IDAHO
Photo, ca. 1940s
This site is photos of the Preston area. The wayback machine has a copy of this old site, if your family is listed maybe you can find the owner.
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NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES
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