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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 Cedar Creek (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 Cedar Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Cedar Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Cedarcreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek: Cedar Crk. (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. or Cedar Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Creek:

  • Bonner County     (The home county of Cedar Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
    • Cocolalla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Careywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Careywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careywood
      • Careywood is located in Bonner County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Careywood <1>
    • Westmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmond
      • Westmond is located in Bonner County
    • Dufort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufort
      • Dufort is located in Bonner County
    • Algoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Bonner County
    • Sagle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
      • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <1>
    • East Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
      • East Hope is located in Bonner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Cabinet ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
      • Cabinet is located in Bonner County
    • Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Bonner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
    • Laclede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Bayview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <1>
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Kootenai County
    • Athol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Kootenai County
    • Spirit Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Echo Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
      • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
    • Hayden Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sturgeon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
    • Hayden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Dalton Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rathdrum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders County (MT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek, with the one closest to Cedar Creek listed first.
    • Heron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Smead ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
      • Smead is located in Sanders County (MT)
    • Noxon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
      • Noxon is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <1>
  • Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Creek ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Creek, 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 Cedar Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cedar Creek:

Cemeteries Near Cedar Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Creek.

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

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

  • Clara Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80433 <4>
  • Drake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
  • Westmond Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westmond Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Clark Fork Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneacquoteen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneacquoteen Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Cabinet Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cabinet Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabinet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175503 <4>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Rimrock Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Pinecrest Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Heron Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heron 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.<6>

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

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

  • Cocolalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Athol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandpoint
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ramsey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
  • Kootenai
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Heron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Priest River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rathdrum
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Coeur d'Alene
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Creek. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0189, Longitude: -116.4486    
<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 Cedar Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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