Nezperce, Lewis County, Idaho Genealogy

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City Hall
Nezperce City Hall 502 5th Ave. Nezperce, ID 83543 Phone: 208-937-1021 Fax: 208-937-0116

Lutheran
St.John's Lutheran Church‎ 101 5th Nezperce, ID 83543

(208) 937-2223

Current
Holy Trinity Church‎ 506 Willow St Nezperce, ID 83543

(208) 937-2300

Historical
Records of the (1903-1965) has been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah from records held in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of it Family History Centers.

Other
Christian Church Nezperce‎ 307 4th or 703 4th Street Nezperce, ID 83543

(208) 937-2575

Directories
The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.

History
Nezperce County was established February 4, 1864 by the Idaho Territorial Legislature with its county seat at Lewiston and present boundaries set by 1911. In 1805, Lewis and Clark were the first white men to enter the area that would later be named for the Nez Perce Indians who occupied it. Lewiston served as the territorial capital for twenty-two months before the capital was moved to Boise. www.co.nezperce.id.us/

Current
Lewis County Herald

517 Oak St Nezperce, ID 83543 208-937-2671

Clearwater Progress P.O. Box 428 Kamiah, ID 83536 Ph. 208-935-0838 email - progress@clearwaterprogress.com Weekly

Historical
Copies of issues of the following Nezperce newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise:

Assessment roll, village of Nez Perce (newspaper ver.) 1917:6:17 Lewis County herald  1957:4:18-9999  Nezperce herald  1901:4:19-1957:4:11 y Nezperce herald  1920:12:23