Benewah County, Idaho Genealogy

Benewah County, Idaho was created 23 January 1915 from Kootenai County. Its county seat is Saint Maries.

Some of the towns and other inhabited places in Benewah County are Chatcolet, DeSmet, Emida, Fernwood, Plummer, Saint Maries, Sanders, Santa, and Tensed.

Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Benewah County have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at the Idaho State Historical Society's Library in Boise. Details of the county records in these respective institutions can be obtained from their online catalogs or listings. Original records of those which have been microfilmed and of more recent records are in the county courthouse in Saint Maries.

Cemeteries of Benewah County:
There are a number of cemeteries in Benewah County. Those that have been identified are listed below, with their location and any links to abstracts of their records.

Adjacent Counties:
Kootenai County, Idaho; Latah County, Idaho; Shoshone County, Idaho; Spokane County, Washington; Whitman County, Washington

Important Web Site:

USGenWeb -- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/id/county/benewah/