WELCOME TO BENEWAH COUNTY, IDAHO

Benewah County was established January 23, 1915 from part of Kootenai County. It was named for a Coeur d'Alene Indian chief. Some settlement began after the completion of the Mullan Road in 1860, but most settlers came to the area after the discovery of gold near St Maries in 1880.

Benewah Co. covers 787 square miles and had a population of 9,171 in 2000

The county seat is at St Maries.

County Clerk
 County Courthouse
 St Maries, ID 83861-1886
 Phone: (208) 245-3212
 Fax: (208) 245-3046

Other towns include:
Plummer / Santa / Fernwood / Tensed / Sanders / Chatcolet / DeSmet / Emida

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Benewah County Links

-- Cemeteries - got more info, let me know

-- Census Links

-- Lookup Volunteers

-- Mailing List - info on subscribing/unsubscribing to Benewah County Mail List

-- Map Links - then and now

-- McCroskey Regional Historical & Genealogical Society

-- Message Board for BENEWAH COUNTY - post a query or seek help

-- Obituaries

-- View Old Query system - Sept. 2000 to April 2002

-- Rambo Page - Documents pertaining to homesteader "Bamsel Rambo"

-- Schools in Benewah County - government list

-- Surnames List - If you have a surname to add, please contact me and I will gladly add it. **Please note, all email addresses are special coded to help against spamming!

-- Useful Addresses - got something to add, let me know

-- World War I Draft Registrations

Idaho Links

-- Genealogy LookUp Forum

-- IDGenWeb Archives Project

-- Idaho Death Index 1911-1950

-- The Oregon Trail of Idaho

-- Penny Postcards - lots of postcards for Idaho

-- Surname Helper - help find that missing ancestor

-- USGenWeb Kidz Project - Lots of Family Friendly links to get kids a going on their own research

Kootenai County, Idaho

-- borders Benewah County on the north. Communities include Athol, Bayview, Cataldo, Coeur d' Alene, Harrison, Hayden, Medimont, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Worley.

Shoshone County, Idaho

-- borders Benewah County on the east. Communities include Avery, Calder, Clarkia, Kellogg, Mullan, Murray, Osburn, Pinehurst, Silverton, Smelterville, Wallace.

Latah County, Idaho

-- borders Benewah County on the south. Communities include Bovill, Deary, Genesee, Harvard, Juliaetta, Kendrick, Moscow, Potlatch, Princeton, Troy, Viola.

Spokane County, Washington

-- north-west of Benewah County. Communities include Airway Heights, Chattaroy, Cheney, Colbert, Deer Park, Elk, Fairchild AFB, Fairfield, Four Lakes, Freeman, Greenacres, Latah, Liberty Lake, Marshall, Mead, Medical Lake, Mica, Newman Lake, Nine Mile Falls, Otis Orchards, Rockford, Spangle, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Valleyford, Veradale, Waverly.

Whitman County, Washington

-- west of Benewah County. Communities include Albion, Belmont, Colfax, Colton, Endicott, Farmington, Garfield, Hay, Hooper, Lacrosse, Lamont, Malden, Oakesdale, Palouse, Pullman, Rosalia, Saint John, Steptoe, Tekoa, Thornton, Uniontown.

-- Quick Link to all IDGenWeb county pages

IDAHO PROJECT of AHGP	IDAHO PROJECT of ALHN

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.

The Idaho GenWebProject is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project.
Idaho GenWeb Coordinator is, Jason Mendenhall
Assistant Idaho GenWeb Coordinator is, Michael Shaw
Benewah County, Idaho, GenWeb Coordinator is, Tim "Pita" Harper

© 2008, Tim "Pita" Harper, Benewah County IDGenWeb Coordinator.