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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 Coeur d'Alene (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 Coeur d'Alene. 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 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.

Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County: Benewah, Bonner, Shoshone & Spokane (WA).

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

  • Kootenai County     (The home county of Coeur d'Alene)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.
    • Dalton Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
      • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Huetter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
      • Huetter is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Hayden Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hayden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Coeur d'Alene Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coeur d'Alene Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene Junction
      • Coeur d'Alene Junction is located in Kootenai County
    • Post Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
      • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <2>
    • Rathdrum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Garwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
      • Garwood is located in Kootenai County
    • Sturgeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
    • Hauser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • State Line Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County
    • State Line
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.
    • Chatcolet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Parkline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Plummer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
    • Saint Maries
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Bonner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Bonner County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <2>
    • Careywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Careywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
    • Cedar Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
    • Cocolalla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Shoshone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweeney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
  • Spokane County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.
    • Liberty Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Otis Orchards - East Farms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis Orchards - East Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Orchards - East Farms
      • Otis Orchards - East Farms is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Otis Orchards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newman Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenacres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Trentwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood
      • Trentwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Veradale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Irwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Opportunity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
      • Opportunity is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Peone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
      • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Spokane Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
      • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Millwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coeur d'Alene ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coeur d'Alene.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Coeur d'Alene:

Cemeteries Near Coeur d'Alene ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coeur d'Alene.

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 Coeur d'Alene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bestland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bestland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bestland Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Coeur d'Alene.
    • The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Sherman Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80471 <5>
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Falls Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Rimrock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Lane Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Saltese Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltese Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Mica Peak Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mica Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mica Peak 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coeur d'Alene had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coeur d'Alene had a population of 53,354 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coeur d'Alene, with the one closest to Coeur d'Alene listed first.

  • Post Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
    • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <2>
  • Rathdrum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Ramsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
  • Hauser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Lane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Athol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lacon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Peone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Chester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Mica
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Freeman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chatcolet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Rockford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cataldo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

The official website for Coeur d'Alene: www.cdaid.org/

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coeur d'Alene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coeur d'Alene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6984, Longitude: -116.7864    
<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 Coeur d'Alene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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