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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 Hauser (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 Hauser. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Kootenai County     (The home county of Hauser)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Coeur d'Alene Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • State Line Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
    • State Line
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • State Line is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Post Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rathdrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sturgeon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Huetter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huetter is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Hayden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <1>
    • Echo Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Dalton Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Garwood is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
    • Hayden Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Chatcolet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
    • Plummer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
  • Bonner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Careywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oldtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Priest River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cocolalla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Laclede
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
  • Spokane County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Newman Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Otis Orchards - East Farms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Otis Orchards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenacres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trentwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trentwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood
    • Peone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
    • Veradale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Irwin is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Spokane Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
    • Millwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Millwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Opportunity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Opportunity is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Stevens County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauser, with the one closest to Hauser listed first.
    • Clavton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hauser ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hauser.

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 Hauser - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hauser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Post Falls.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Falls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80458 <2>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saltese Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bestland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rimrock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hauser had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hauser had a population of 726 people.

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

  • Post Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rathdrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
  • Coeur d'Alene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Mead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • East Spokane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
  • Mica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Chattaroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Athol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Spokane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <1>
    • Freeman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Rockford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Hauser ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hauser.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hauser, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hauser.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hauser:

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>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- Hauser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Hauser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.