Our Genealogy Helper
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Home: Mtn. Home
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Home. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain 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 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.
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 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 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)
- Cora is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Freeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Onaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Onaway is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Potlatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deary
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Tensed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Emida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emida is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Plummer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Parkline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Santa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatcolet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Saint Maries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shoshone County
- Emerald Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
- 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)
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- 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)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Palouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seltice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Tekoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Oakesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Home, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Mountain Home - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <4>
- Mendenhall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Pitts Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakesdale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seltice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Fallon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Tekoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lone Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Whelan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 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 Mountain Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around 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]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Latah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benewah County
- Kootenai County
- Shoshone County
- Spokane County
- Whitman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |