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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 Fort Wilson (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 Fort Wilson. 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 Fort Wilson ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Wilson: Ft. Wilson

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Fort Wilson is located in Payette 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 Payette County: Canyon, Gem, Washington & Malheur (OR).

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

  • Payette County     (The home county of Fort Wilson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Wilson, with the one closest to Fort Wilson listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Payette County
    • Fruitland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Payette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <2>
    • New Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
      • New Plymouth is located in Payette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <2>
    • Payette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Washoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
      • Washoe is located in Payette County
  • Ada County
    • Star
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
  • Boise County
    • Brownlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
  • Canyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Wilson, with the one closest to Fort Wilson listed first.
    • Apple Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
    • Sand Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
    • Parma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
    • Notus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
      • Notus is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <2>
    • Roswell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Roswell is located in Canyon County
    • Greenleaf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Weitz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County
    • Caldwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Huston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
      • Huston is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <2>
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Wilson, with the one closest to Fort Wilson listed first.
    • Letha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
      • Letha is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letha <2>
    • Bramwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
    • Emmett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Sweet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Ola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
  • Owyhee County
    • Homedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
      • Homedale is located in Owyhee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Wilson, with the one closest to Fort Wilson listed first.
    • Weiser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
      • Weiser is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <2>
    • Eaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Washington County
    • Midvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <2>
  • Baker County (OR)
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Baker County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <2>
  • Malheur County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Wilson, with the one closest to Fort Wilson listed first.
    • Ontario
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
    • Nyssa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
      • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <2>
    • Owyhee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
      • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Vale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <2>
    • Adrian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Wilson ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Wilson.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fort Wilson:

Cemeteries Near Fort Wilson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Wilson.

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 Fort Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Parkview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkview Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
  • Washoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washoe Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Falk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falk Cemetery
  • Nyssa Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nyssa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nyssa Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bramwell Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Parma Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lower Boise Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emmett.
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emmett Cemetery
      • Martinville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80457 <4>

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 Fort Wilson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Wilson.

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

  • Payette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
  • Nyssa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyssa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <2>
  • Weiser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
    • Weiser is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <2>
  • Parma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <2>
  • Owyhee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
    • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Vale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <2>
  • Notus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
    • Notus is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <2>
  • Middleton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Sweet
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Star
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
  • Ola
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Gem County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>

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

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

The official website for Payette County: www.payettecounty.org/

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>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 from Point A (ie- Fort Wilson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Wilson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0291, Longitude: -116.8452       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Wilson 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 Fort Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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