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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 Keeler (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 Keeler. 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 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.

Keeler is located in Shoshone 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 Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

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

  • Shoshone County     (The home county of Keeler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keeler, with the one closest to Keeler listed first.
    • Clarkia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Calder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keeler, with the one closest to Keeler listed first.
    • Fernwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Santa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Saint Maries
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keeler, with the one closest to Keeler listed first.
    • Elk River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
      • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <1>
    • Five Corners ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
    • Teakean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keeler, with the one closest to Keeler listed first.
    • Bovill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
      • Bovill is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <1>
    • Deary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
      • Deary is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <1>
    • Harvard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Latah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <1>
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Latah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
    • Troy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Onaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Potlatch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Howell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Latah County
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Kendrick is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <1>
    • Freeze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Potlatch Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
  • Nez Perce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keeler, with the one closest to Keeler listed first.
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Cavendish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County

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

Newspapers Published in Keeler ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keeler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keeler, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keeler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Keeler:

Cemeteries Near Keeler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keeler.

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

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

  • Bovill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Pines Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Woodfell Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfell Cemetery
  • Elwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Burnt Ridge Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Little Bear Ridge Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery

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

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

  • Santa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Linden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Latah County
  • Southwick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Southwick is located in Nez Perce County
  • Cameron
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
  • Saint Maries
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Howell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Latah County
  • Kendrick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
    • Kendrick is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <1>
  • Leland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Nez Perce County

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

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keeler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keeler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9571, Longitude: -116.3079       In this case, the coordinates for Keeler 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 Keeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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