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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Bovill (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 Bovill. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Bovill is located in Latah County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Latah County: Benewah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Shoshone & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Latah County     (The home county of Bovill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bovill, with the one closest to Bovill listed first.
    • Deary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Linden is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Harvard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Onaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Juliaetta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Potlatch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Lenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lenville is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
    • Freeze
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bovill, with the one closest to Bovill listed first.
    • Fernwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Santa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Emida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bovill, with the one closest to Bovill listed first.
    • Elk River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Teakean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
    • Ahsahka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Orofino
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Nez Perce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bovill, with the one closest to Bovill listed first.
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cavendish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Lenore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Peck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
    • Cherrylane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
  • Shoshone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bovill, with the one closest to Bovill listed first.
    • Clarkia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
    • Calder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Bovill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bovill.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bovill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bovill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Pines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodfell Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Bear Ridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Burnt Ridge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Southwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Southwick is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
  • Cameron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Kendrick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Howell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Leland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Cornwall
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Juliaetta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Joel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joel is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Lenville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
  • Moscow
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Viola
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bovill ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bovill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bovill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bovill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bovill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Bovill.

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 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 Bovill:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bovill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Bovill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.