Religious Roots
Chesterfield, Idaho had many visitors before it was established
as a community. Two Mormons from Bountiful, Utah initiated
the colonization of Chesterfield, by persuading family and friends
to leave the ever crowding Salt Lake Valley and join him in the
beauty and affordability of the land. The ecclesiastical organization
of the LDS ward was sufficient to meet civic and community
leadership requirements. The bishop continued to be the leader
and no mayor or council was needed. *
*Taken from "Chesterfield: A Picture from the Past" by F. Ross Peterson 1993.