Banida is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

History edit

A post office called Banida was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1959.[2] The community's name is an amalgamation of Bannock Indians and Oneida County.[3] A variant name was "Dunnville".[1]

Banida's population was 100 in 1960.[4]

Notable person edit

Joe J. Christensen, a general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born at Banida in 1929.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banida
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 11.
  4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
  5. ^ Bitton, Davis; Alexander, Thomas G. (25 November 2009). The A to Z of Mormonism. Scarecrow Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-8108-7060-4.

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