Our Genealogy Helper
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 Moscow (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 Moscow. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Moscow is located in Latah County and is the County Seat.
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 Latah County: Benewah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Shoshone & Whitman (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Moscow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moscow:
- Latah County (The home county of Moscow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenville is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Onaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Onaway is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeze
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Juliaetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cora is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Benewah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- De Smet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Tensed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nez Perce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- North Lapwai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherrylane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Spalding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lapwai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Lenore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cavendish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Culdesac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asotin County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Clarkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Silcott is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
- Asotin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Mayview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Gould City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gould City is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Whitman County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Staley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chambers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Grinnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moscow, see our County-by-County Page for Moscow.
Cemeteries Near Moscow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moscow.
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 Moscow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moscow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blaine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordelia Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Genesee Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pitts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (59 more) ...
- Overacker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moscow had a population of 1,139 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moscow had a population of 26,128 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moscow, with the one closest to Moscow listed first.
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Joel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joel is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Cornwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwall is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Whelan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Pullman Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Staley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Lenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenville is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
- Fallon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moscow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moscow.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moscow ...
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 Moscow.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moscow. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moscow and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moscow.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Moscow.
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 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 Moscow:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Latah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benewah County
- Nez Perce County
- Asotin County
- Garfield County
- Whitman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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> | 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 Moscow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moscow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |