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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 Harrison (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 Harrison. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Harrison is located in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County: Benewah, Bonner, Shoshone & Spokane (WA).

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

  • Kootenai County     (The home county of Harrison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Conkling Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
    • Worley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Medimont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont
      • Medimont is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medimont <1>
    • Bellgrove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County
    • Lane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rose Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Huetter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
      • Huetter is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Canyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
    • Dalton Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Post Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cataldo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Chatcolet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Parkline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County
    • Plummer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
    • Saint Maries
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County
    • De Smet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County
    • Tensed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Emida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Santa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
      • Fernwood is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernwood <1>
  • Shoshone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Smelterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sweeney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
    • Calder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder
      • Calder is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calder <1>
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
    • Wardner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Spokane County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Rockford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Latah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
      • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <1>
    • Mica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
      • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Otis Orchards - East Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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)
    • Valleyford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Greenacres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis Orchards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Veradale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Newman Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Willard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Tekoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
      • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <1>
    • Lone Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Seltice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seltice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Harrison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.

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

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

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Worley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Worley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80687 <4>
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medimont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medimont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the east of Plummer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991685 <4>
  • Lane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mica Peak Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mica Peak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mica Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80471 <4>
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mica Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mica Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mica Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Harrison had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Harrison had a population of 215 people.

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

  • Lacon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
  • Chatcolet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Saint Maries
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Rockford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Coeur d'Alene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tekoa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
    • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <1>
  • Post Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Freeman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Latah
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <1>
  • Mica
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Lone Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Rathdrum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Harrison ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.

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 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 Harrison:

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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>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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4490, Longitude: -116.7734       In this case, the coordinates for Harrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Harrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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