Gentile Valley

Gentile Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

Gentile Valley was named out of anti-Mormon prejudice. Non-Mormons were commonly called gentiles, and with the name the early settlers of Gentile Valley let it be known that Mormons were not welcome there.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentile Valley
  2. "Through Idaho". The Deseret News. May 31, 1890. p. 764. Retrieved 31 May 2015.


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