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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 Rose Lake (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 Rose Lake. 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 Rose Lake ...

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 Rose Lake: Rose Lk.

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 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.

Rose Lake is located in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County: Benewah, Bonner, Shoshone & Spokane (WA).

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

  • Kootenai County     (The home county of Rose Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Lake, with the one closest to Rose Lake listed first.
    • Canyon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cataldo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Medimont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont
      • Medimont is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medimont <1>
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
      • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Conkling Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
      • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <1>
    • Hayden Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Lake
      • Hayden Lake is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden Lake <1>
    • Bellgrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hayden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huetter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Lake, with the one closest to Rose Lake listed first.
    • Saint Maries
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Chatcolet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Plummer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Emida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fernwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
  • Bonner County
  • Shoshone County
  • Spokane County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Rose Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Lake.

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 Rose Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Enaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
  • Lacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Wardner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kellogg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
  • Saint Maries
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
  • Chatcolet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coeur d'Alene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Osburn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Wallace
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Delta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Shoshone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delta
      • From Rose Lake to Delta
    • Post Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
      • Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <1>
    • Santa
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Rose Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Lake.

Newspapers Published in Rose Lake ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Lake, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Lake.

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 Rose Lake:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rose Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5387, Longitude: -116.4720    
<6>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 Rose Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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