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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 Smelterville (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 Smelterville. 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 and doctors 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.

Smelterville is located in Shoshone 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 Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

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

  • Shoshone County     (The home county of Smelterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smelterville, with the one closest to Smelterville listed first.
    • Sweeney
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
    • Kellogg
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wardner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <2>
    • Kingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Osburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Silverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <2>
    • Wallace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
      • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Woodland Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Frisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Burke ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Shoshone County
  • Benewah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smelterville, with the one closest to Smelterville listed first.
    • Saint Maries
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Parkline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County
    • Chatcolet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Santa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smelterville, with the one closest to Smelterville listed first.
    • Cataldo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
    • Rose Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Medimont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Conkling Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
      • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Dalton Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hayden Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Coeur d'Alene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mineral County (MT)
    • East Portal ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
      • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)

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

Newspapers Published in Smelterville ...

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 Smelterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smelterville, 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 Smelterville.

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 Smelterville:

Cemeteries Near Smelterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smelterville.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shoshone Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
  • Miners Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miners Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miners Union Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Lane Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medimont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medimont Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bestland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bestland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bestland Cemetery
    • Forest Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Coeur d'Alene.
      • The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ft. Sherman Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80471 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Kellogg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Wardner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Enaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cataldo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Delta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
  • Wallace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
  • Frisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Mullan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <2>
    • Saint Maries
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smelterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smelterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5430, Longitude: -116.1803    
<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>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 Smelterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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