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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 Squirrel (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 Squirrel. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Squirrel is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Clark, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Beaverhead (MT), Gallatin (MT), Madison (MT) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Squirrel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel, with the one closest to Squirrel listed first.
    • Drummond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Warm River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
      • Warm River is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Fremont County
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Newdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
      • Newdale is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <2>
    • Saint Anthony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
    • Teton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
      • Teton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <2>
    • Wilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
      • Wilford is located in Fremont County
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <2>
    • Box Canyon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
      • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
    • Egin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
      • Egin is located in Fremont County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel, with the one closest to Squirrel listed first.
    • Sugar City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
      • Sugar City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <2>
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Madison County
    • Rexburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmonds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County
    • Plano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Madison County
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel, with the one closest to Squirrel listed first.
    • Felt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
      • Felt is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <2>
    • Tetonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
      • Tetonia is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <2>
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Driggs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
      • Driggs is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <2>
    • Fox Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
      • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
    • Chapin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Teton County
    • Victor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
  • Teton County (WY)
    • Alta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Squirrel ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Squirrel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Squirrel, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Squirrel.

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 either 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 Squirrel:

Cemeteries Near Squirrel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Squirrel.

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

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

  • Squirrel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squirrel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squirrel Cemetery
  • Shults Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Felt Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
  • Chester Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
  • Haden Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
  • Cache Clawson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Clawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Clawson Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Teton - Newdale Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
  • Parker Memorial Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Driggs Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggs Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Alta (WY).
      • The Pratt Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alta Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #467387 <5>
    • Sugar City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar City Cemetery

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 Squirrel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Squirrel.

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

  • Saint Anthony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
  • Teton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Teton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <2>

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

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Squirrel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Squirrel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0271, Longitude: -111.2991       In this case, the coordinates for Squirrel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Squirrel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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