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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 Council (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 Council. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Council is located in Adams County and is the County Seat.

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 Adams County: Gem, Idaho, Valley, Washington, Baker (OR) & Wallowa (OR).

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Council)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Council, with the one closest to Council listed first.
    • Fruitvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Fruitvale is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <2>
    • Mesa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Mesa is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <2>
    • Indian Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
      • Indian Valley is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <2>
    • Tamarack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rubicon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
      • Rubicon is located in Adams County
    • Meadows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in Adams County
    • New Meadows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Meadows
      • New Meadows is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Meadows <2>
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Council, with the one closest to Council listed first.
    • Donnelly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <2>
    • Lake Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
      • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <2>
    • Roseberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
      • Roseberry is located in Valley County
    • Lardo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lardo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
      • Lardo is located in Valley County
    • McCall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
      • McCall is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <2>
    • Cascade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>
    • Belvidere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Valley County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Council, with the one closest to Council listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <2>
  • Baker County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Council, with the one closest to Council listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Baker County (OR)
    • Robinette ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette
      • Robinette is located in Baker County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Council ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Council.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Council. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Council and those printed in the larger area surrounding Council.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Council.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Council:

Cemeteries Near Council ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Council.

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 Council covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kessler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Winkler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hornet Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spink Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spink Cemetery
  • Meadows Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Homes Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homes Cemetery
  • Finn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Midvale Eastside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38680 <5>

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 Council in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Council.

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

  • Salubria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salubria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubria
    • Salubria is located in Washington County
  • Meadows
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Meadows is located in Adams County
  • Lardo ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lardo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
    • Lardo is located in Valley County
  • Crane ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Washington County

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

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Council) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Council. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7295, Longitude: -116.4367       In this case, the coordinates for Council have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Council, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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