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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mountain Home. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mountain Home to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain Home, please Contact Us.

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 Mountain Home (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 Mountain Home. 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.

Name Variations for Mountain Home ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Home: Mtn. Home

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mountain Home is historic, it would have been located within present day Latah 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 Latah County: Benewah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Shoshone & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Latah County     (The home county of Mountain Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
    • Cora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Cora is located in Latah County
    • Freeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Onaway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
    • Potlatch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Harvard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Viola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Latah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <3>
    • Howell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Deary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
    • De Smet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County
    • Emida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Plummer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
    • Parkline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Santa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fernwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Chatcolet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Saint Maries
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
    • Worley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Conkling Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
  • Shoshone County
    • Emerald Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Spokane County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
    • Latah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Spring Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Home, with the one closest to Mountain Home listed first.
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grinnell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Palouse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
      • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <3>
    • Eden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
      • Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Tekoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Oakesdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Lone Pine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain Home ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Home, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Home.

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 Mountain Home:

Cemeteries Near Mountain Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Home.

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

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

  • Freeze Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendenhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery
  • Woodfell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Oakesdale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakesdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakesdale Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet 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.

While we didn't find Mountain Home in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mountain Home.

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

  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Palouse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
    • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <3>
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Seltice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seltice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Viola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Latah County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <3>
  • Elberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
    • Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Fallon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Tekoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Oakesdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lone Pine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Whelan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whelan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
      • Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Latah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>

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

The official website for Latah County: www.latah.id.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mountain Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Mountain Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0191, Longitude: -116.9282       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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