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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 Pedee (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 Pedee. 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.

Pedee is located in Benewah 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 Benewah County: Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, Spokane (WA) & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Benewah County     (The home county of Pedee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Chatcolet
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
    • Parkline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
    • Plummer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Saint Maries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tensed
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • De Smet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Emida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Emida is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
    • Saint Joe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Santa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fernwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Conkling Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
    • Harrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Worley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Medimont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellgrove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Rose Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Canyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Huetter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Huetter is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Cataldo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Cora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cora is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Freeze
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Freeze is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
    • Onaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Onaway is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Harvard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Potlatch Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
    • Potlatch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Shoshone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Calder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
    • Smelterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spokane County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Latah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <1>
    • Rockford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Mica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
    • Spring Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Valleyford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Greenacres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis Orchards - East Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis Orchards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pedee, with the one closest to Pedee listed first.
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Tekoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <1>
    • Lone Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Seltice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakesdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Eden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Rosalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rosalia is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <1>
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grinnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell

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

Cemeteries Near Pedee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pedee.

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 Pedee - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Plummer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991685 <2>
  • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Worley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Latah Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Mica Peak Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Chatcolet
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
  • Lacon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Maries
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Tekoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <1>
  • Latah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <1>
  • Rockford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lone Pine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Seltice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
  • Santa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Freeman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeman is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman

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

Newspapers Published in Pedee ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pedee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pedee, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pedee.

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 helpful 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 Pedee:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pedee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Pedee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.