Arbon
Arbon, Idaho What is today called Arbon Valley was once known only as Bannock Valley. Bannock Creek runs from the highest part of the…
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Buist
The Buist area is in Oneida County, at the south end of Arbon Valley. This area was at first known by several names, among them North…
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The Crystal area of Arbon Valley was homesteaded later than the Arbon, West Fork, Pauline, Summit, and Buist areas of what today is known…
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Pauline school bus Meadow Ward (West Fork) Pauline / West Fork / Big Meadows The area known as Pauline is located at the northern end of…
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The Summit area of Arbon Valley is the highest part of the valley – hence the name "Summit." It is fairly level ground, good for dry…
Explore Summit ↗What is known as Arbon Valley today was once known as Bannock Valley. There used to be several distinct areas. These were Arbon, Buist, Crystal, Pauline (including West Fork), and Summit.
The following information comes from the wonderful book by Laurie Jean Ward (now Call), titled Bannock Valley. Laurie wrote this at the mature age of twenty-two, publishing it in 1982. She did the research and all the hard work, and gave the Arbon Valley Homestead Project permission to glean her hard work.