In the early 1900s, there were only a few homes and farms scattered across the vast terrain east of Teton City.

Early settlers in this area include family names such as Siddoway, Briggs, and Schwendiman.

Many families in this area would live on their farms, working from spring to fall, but would move to Teton or other nearby towns during the winter months.

Bowerman may have developed into a village, if had not been for the railroad being built in the Newdale area, which encouraged growth.

Sam and Fred Schwendiman incorporated the Newdale Investment Company for commercial purposes, which erected a rock building that housed, on the ground floor, a hardware supply and drug store.

Upstairs, a fine recreation hall was completed for dancing, with a stage where operettas and drama productions could be given.

Later that summer, in August, a group of men representing the Chamber of Commerce came to Newdale by train and were entertained at this community center before making the loop back to Idaho Falls.

In 1916, a contract was negotiated with the Utah Power and Light Company, to bring electricity to Newdale.

The Idaho Falls Daily Post published a notice with headlines that read: "Newdale bright lights beckon to the world.

All over the Upper Snake Valley the question has been asked, 'What are these many electric lights we see twinkling up on the bench every night?

Sugar beets were the main crop of the area, followed by grains, alfalfa, and seed peas.

[citation needed] In 1918, the Spanish Influenza hit, and the whole town masked their faces when going out in public.

Newdale grew rapidly and by 1919, after being only four years old, it had a national bank, a mercantile and drug store, a barber shop, a blacksmith, a carpenter shop, a printing shop, a real estate office, a livery stable, several general stores, lumber yards, hardware stores, implement yards, warehouses, grain elevators, commission houses, hotels, restaurants, and an opera house.

[citation needed] The people of Newdale were very progressive and hard workers and had a desire to make the area a truly good place to live.

In December 1919, an 8-room, brick school house was completed on a piece of land donated by Sam Schwendiman, where the Newdale City Park is today.

An agriculture depression in the early 1920s hurt the town, and many families lost their homes and farms to creditors, and were forced to leave Newdale.

The town was bonded for over $100,000 for the school house and water works.” The Great Depression of the 1930s had similar negative effects.

Sprinkler irrigation would double or triple the amount of usable farm land in the area.

Newdale did not receive any flooding or damage, due to its elevation and position relative to the dam.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (134.4 acres), all of it land.