Welcome to Wright ...

So far, we found very little information about Wright. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wright to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wright, please Contact Us.

Wright was located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Wright would have been located within present day Kootenai County<2>.

The location of Wright has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wright is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wright is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Wright was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wright, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The location where Wright once stood is in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Wright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Wright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wright.

Communities near Wright ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wright.

• Coeur d'Alene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene
  • Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeur d'Alene <6>
• Hayden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <6>
• Rathdrum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
  • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <6>
• Spirit Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <6>
• Dalton Gardens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
  • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <6>
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Priest River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest River
  • Priest River is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priest River <6>
• Hauser
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <6>
• Hayden Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Lake
  • Hayden Lake is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden Lake <6>
• Oldtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wright. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wright.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wright. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wright.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wright. See our Newspapers Page for Wright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

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