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 Estes (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 Estes. 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 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.
Estes 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 Estes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Estes:
- Latah County (The home county of Estes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Potlatch Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onaway is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenville is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Freeze
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Cora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cora is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Harvard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benewah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- De Smet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Tensed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Emida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emida is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Nez Perce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- North Lapwai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cherrylane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Spalding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lapwai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lenore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Asotin County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Clarkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Asotin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Mayview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Gould City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Whitman County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Staley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chambers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Grinnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Colton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Estes, see our County-by-County Page for Estes.
Cemeteries Near Estes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Estes.
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 Estes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Estes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pitts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Guy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Genesee Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Estes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Estes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Estes, with the one closest to Estes listed first.
- Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whelan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Pullman Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joel is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Staley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Palouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Lenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenville is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Estes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Estes.
Newspapers Published in Estes ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Estes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Estes, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Estes.
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 Estes:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Latah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benewah County
- Nez Perce County
- Asotin County
- Garfield County
- Whitman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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 Estes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Estes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |