City of Malad City Oneida County, Idaho
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Information
General information on City of Malad City
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Malad City
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Malad City | Official |
| Malad City | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Malad City
References to City of Malad City that document the origin of its place name
ONEIDA.—Named for Oneida, New York, from which place most of the early settlers had come. The county seat is Malad, named for the Malade River (q.v.).
MALADE RIVER, Gooding County.—This river was named by Donald Mackenzie in 1810 because his men were made sick on this stream by eating beaver, "malade" in French meaning "sick." Alexander Ross reported a similar experience in 1824 when all those who had breakfasted on the fresh beaver taken out of the river were affected and they supposed the animals must have lived on some root of a poisonous quality. From that incident he named the stream Riviere aux Malades. In 1830, John Work related the same experience with his party of trappers and said that the beaver fed on roots which he thot was hemlock, poisoning the flesh, and he called the stream "Sickly" River. A reed called water hemlock of the parsley family grows in moist ground in many places in Idaho, the root of which is very poisonous, especially to cattle. The emigrants of 1862, from the immense growth of poplar trees along their banks, called the streams Big and Little Wood rivers, which unite near Gooding, from whence the river still maintains its name Malade, until it flows into Snake River.—Oregon Historical Quarterly
Oneida County
- Black Pine
- Buist
- Cedarhill
- Cherry Creek
- Dairy Creek
- Daniels
- Gwenford
- Holbrook
- Holbrook Summit
- Ireland Springs
- Juniper
- City of Malad City
- Nelson (historical)
- Pleasantview
- Ridgedale
- Roy Summit
- Saint Johns
- Samaria
- Stone
- Woodruff
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2017-01-08