Welcome to Fraser ...

Fraser is located in Clearwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fraser, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Fraser is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fraser is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fraser lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fraser: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Fraser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Fraser: This one is located in Clearwater County and the other is located in Shoshone County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 13 communities that are also named Fraser - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2) and Ontario (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fraser.

Communities near Fraser ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fraser.

• Orofino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Kamiah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Kooskia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Pierce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>
• Craigmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
  • Craigmont is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <5>
• Nezperce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Weippe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Peck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Reubens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
  • Reubens is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
• Ahsahka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahsahka
  • Ahsahka is located in Clearwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahsahka <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fraser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fraser.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fraser. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fraser.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fraser. See our Newspapers Page for Fraser.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fraser ...

Looking for more information about Fraser? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fraser, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fraser.

Adding Fraser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fraser in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fraser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fraser post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fraser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fraser. 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: https://idaho.gov/