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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Coolin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Coolin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Coolin is located in Bonner County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bonner County: Boundary, Kootenai, Lincoln, Shoshone, Sanders (MT), Pend Oreille (WA) & Spokane (WA).

Below are the counties that are near Coolin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coolin:

  • Bonner County     (The home county of Coolin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coolin, with the one closest to Coolin listed first.
    • Nordman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordman
      • Nordman is located in Bonner County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordman <2>
    • Colburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Samuels
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samuels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
      • Samuels is located in Bonner County
    • Wrencoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
      • Wrencoe is located in Bonner County
    • Dover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Bonner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Ponderay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kootenai
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandpoint
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Priest River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Laclede
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Laclede is located in Bonner County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <2>
    • Oldtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Bonner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <2>
    • Boyer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Bonner County
  • Boundary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coolin, with the one closest to Coolin listed first.
    • Naples
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bonners Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coolin, with the one closest to Coolin listed first.
    • Ruby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Diamond City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Cusick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <2>
    • Newport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Usk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalkena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coolin, see our County-by-County Page for Coolin.

Newspapers Published in Coolin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coolin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coolin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coolin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coolin:

Cemeteries Near Coolin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coolin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coolin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coolin, with the one closest to Coolin listed first.

  • Pinecrest Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
  • Pinecrest Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Pack River Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pack River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pack River Cemetery
  • Gold Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Creek Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Seneacquoteen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery
  • Moravia Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravia Cemetery
  • Westmond Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westmond Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paradise Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Valley Cemetery
    • Drake Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
    • Old Hope Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Hope Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282122 <4>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Coolin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coolin.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coolin, with the one closest to Coolin listed first.

  • Sandpoint
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kootenai
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Priest River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Cocolalla
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coolin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coolin.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coolin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coolin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coolin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4796, Longitude: -116.8494       In this case, the coordinates for Coolin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coolin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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