Unity, Idaho
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Unity, Idaho | |
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  Unity Location in Idaho  Unity Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′7″N 113°44′36″W / 42.51861°N 113.74333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Cassia |
| Elevation | 4,196 ft (1,279 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83318 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| GNIS feature ID | 398291[1] |
Unity is an unincorporated community along the Snake River in Cassia County, Idaho, United States.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]It is located on Idaho State Highway 81, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east–southeast of Burley.[3]
History
[edit]In 1907, the Unity Sugar Beet, Land and Irrigation Company announced plans for the founding of the town of Unity in Spring 1908. The company had raised $7 million in capital for the project, which included the construction of sugar beet factories. "Its first work will be the town of Unity and colonize the land near-by," according to an article in the Owyhee Nugget, a newspaper in Silver City, Idaho.[4] A company official, B.E. Corbin, announced plans for an irrigation reservoir at the new Unity townsite.[5] Announcements of the new town and associated beet factories were published in Louisiana that year.[6]
By the 1920s, Unity was regarded as a community.[7] Pioneer Day, a Mormon traditional holiday, was celebrated in Unity in 1922.[8]
Unity was the site of the Unity Ward Church of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church was damaged by arson in July 1976; the same arsonist was believed to have caused the Emmerson Grange and Clarmont Grange Hall fires. 150 church members removed articles from the building while firefighters from Declo battled the blaze.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unity
- ^ "Lake Walcott" (JPEG) (Map). usgs.gov. 1:100000. United States Geological Survey. 1994. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Unity, Idaho 83318" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Another Big Project Now Started". Silver City, ID: The Owyhee News. November 8, 1907. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "New Factory Projects". The American Sugar Industry and Beet Sugar Gazette. IX (1). Chicago, IL: 463. January 5, 1907.
- ^ The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. New Orleans, LA: Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer Company. 1907. p. 203.
- ^ Reclamation, United States Bureau of (1928). Reclamation Era. Washington, DC: Bureau of Reclamation. p. 122.
- ^ "Pioneer Day is to be Observed". Cassia County Courier. July 22, 1920. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ "Declo Fire Crews fight Unity Church Arson fire". Pocatello, ID: Idaho State Journal. July 11, 1976. p. 34. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
Municipalities and communities of Cassia County, Idaho, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |