 Construction of the railroad across Idaho in the 1880s also bypassed the Jerome area with the route being run 16 miles north of the present center of Jerome City.A ferry commenced operation at Shoshone Falls on April 15, 1884, facilitating travel between the railroad and settlements south of the Snake River.The Schodde settlement on Jerome County's western border north of Milner was established as the Schoddie Precinct under Lincoln County with a 1900 census population of 24.