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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 North Lewiston (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 North Lewiston. 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 North Lewiston ...

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 North Lewiston: N. Lewiston

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

North Lewiston is located in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Wallowa (OR), Asotin (WA) & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Nez Perce County     (The home county of North Lewiston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Leon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • North Lapwai
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lapwai
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <1>
    • Spalding
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sweetwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Culdesac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Waha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
    • Cherrylane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Lenore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Peck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Genesee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenville is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
    • Juliaetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kendrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Howell is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Slickpoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
    • Winchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reubens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Craigmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Asotin County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Clarkston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asotin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <1>
    • Silcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Silcott is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
    • Cloverland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Anatone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Garfield County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Peola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Peola is located in Garfield County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Pataha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pataha is located in Garfield County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
    • Mayview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayview is located in Garfield County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Pomeroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pomeroy is located in Garfield County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <1>
    • 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 North Lewiston, with the one closest to North Lewiston listed first.
    • Leon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Leon is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Uniontown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
    • Chambers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chambers is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Staley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
    • Pullman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pullman is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <1>
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Albion is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Almota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Almota is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
    • Shawnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee

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

Cemeteries Near North Lewiston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Lewiston.

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 North Lewiston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Normal Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • J.M. Silcott Gravesite
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vineland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vineland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Clarkston (WA).
    • The Vineland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clarkston Vineland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77100 <2>
  • Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Asotin City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Asotin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Asotin (WA).
    • The Asotin City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Asotin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76703 <2>
  • Coyote Grade Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Broncheau Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tammany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lapwai Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (60 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.<3>

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

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

  • Lewiston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Asotin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <1>
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leon is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Genesee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Silcott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Silcott is located in Asotin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
  • Colton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
  • Johnson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Waha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Lenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
  • Juliaetta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Staley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Staley is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Theon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Theon is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
    • Sunshine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunshine is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Anatone
      (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 North Lewiston. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Lewiston.

Newspapers Published in North Lewiston ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lewiston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Lewiston, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Lewiston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 North Lewiston:

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 North Lewiston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lewiston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.