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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 Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow 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: Cowcreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cow Creek: Cow Crk. (or less commonly used: Cow Ck. or Cow 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cow Creek is located in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County: Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Mineral (MT) & Missoula (MT).

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

  • Clearwater County     (The home county of Cow Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Creek, with the one closest to Cow Creek listed first.
    • Judge Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Clearwater County
    • Pierce
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weippe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe
      • Weippe is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weippe <1>
    • Greer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
    • Five Corners ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
    • Orofino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
      • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <1>
    • Ahsahka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Teakean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
    • Elk River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Idaho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Creek, with the one closest to Cow Creek listed first.
    • Kamiah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
      • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <1>
    • East Kamiah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
      • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
    • Kooskia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
      • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <1>
    • Syringa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syringa
      • Syringa is located in Idaho County
    • Stites
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
      • Stites is located in Idaho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <1>
    • Big Cedar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
      • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
    • Lowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Latah County
    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Latah County
  • Lewis County
    • Nezperce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
      • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <1>
  • Nez Perce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Creek, with the one closest to Cow Creek listed first.
    • Peck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
    • Cavendish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
    • Lenore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
      • Lenore is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenore <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cow 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cow Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cow Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cow Creek:

Cemeteries Near Cow Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cow 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 Cow Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Marsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fraser Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Cemetery
  • Weippe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weippe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weippe Cemetery
  • Weseman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weseman Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Teh LaPa Low Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Kamiah Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Central Ridge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Ridge Cemetery
    • First Indian Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Glenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Idaho County
  • Kooskia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
    • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <1>
  • Southwick
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Southwick is located in Nez Perce County
  • Linden
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Latah County

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

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

The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cow Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4957, Longitude: -115.9329       In this case, the coordinates for Cow Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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