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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 Santa (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 Santa. 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 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.

Santa is located in Benewah 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 Benewah County: Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, Spokane (WA) & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Benewah County     (The home county of Santa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa, with the one closest to Santa listed first.
    • Fernwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
      • Fernwood is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernwood <2>
    • Emida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Saint Maries
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
      • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <2>
    • Parkline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County
    • Chatcolet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • De Smet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County
    • Tensed
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Plummer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County
  • Clearwater County
    • Elk River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
      • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <2>
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa, with the one closest to Santa listed first.
    • Conkling Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
    • Medimont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont
      • Medimont is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medimont <2>
    • Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
    • Rose Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Worley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cataldo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Canyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa, with the one closest to Santa listed first.
    • Bovill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
      • Bovill is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <2>
    • Harvard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Latah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <2>
    • Deary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
      • Deary is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <2>
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Latah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Onaway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Cora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Cora is located in Latah County
    • Freeze
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Potlatch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
  • Shoshone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa, with the one closest to Santa listed first.
    • Emerald Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Clarkia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Calder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder
      • Calder is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calder <2>
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pinehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <2>
    • Smelterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wardner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
    • Sweeney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa, with the one closest to Santa listed first.
    • Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Tekoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
      • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Santa ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santa, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santa.

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 helpful 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 Santa:

Cemeteries Near Santa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santa.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Woodfell Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfell Cemetery
  • Bovill Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medimont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medimont Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Lane Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendenhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Freeze Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Rose Lake Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Santa had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Saint Maries
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
    • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <2>
  • Chatcolet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
  • Lacon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
  • Lane
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Harrison
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Kootenai County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
  • Kingston
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cataldo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Farmington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Enaville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
  • Tekoa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
    • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <2>
  • Seltice
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seltice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)

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

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

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- Santa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1505, Longitude: -116.4498    
<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>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 Santa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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