Latah County, Idaho Genealogy

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Latah County Latah County

Parent County
1888--Latah County was created 14 May 1888 from Nez Perce County. County seat:  Moscow

Places/Localities
The following list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

This list of places in Latah County, Idaho was compiled from the Lists of Places in Idaho in Wikipedia and from the map of Latah County in Virtual Earth.

Cities
Moscow | Potlatch | Troy

Other inhabited places
Avon | Blaine | Bovard | Bovill | Cora | Cornell | Cornwall | Crescent | Deary | Estes | Genesee | Hampton | Harvard | Helmer | Howell | Joel | Juliaetta | Kendrick | Kennedy Ford | Linden | Onaway | Park | Potlatch Junction | Princeton | Purdue | Sherwin | Stanford | University | Vassar | Viola | Yale

Neighboring Counties
Benewah | Clearwater | Nez Perce | Shoshone | Whitman County, Washington

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Latah County have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers. They are also available 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 which have been microfilmed and more recent records are in the county courthouse in Moscow.

Cemeteries
The following cemeteries of Latah County have been identified and some of their records located. When multiple transcriptions are listed, they may contain discrepant information. The transcriptions may have been made at different times and by different people. Some names may have been mis-read. Some gravestones may have been missed. All transcriptions available for each cemetery should be checked.

Census
For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see Idaho Census Records.

The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of 1890 Idaho residents by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census. Latah County is included in this reconstructed census.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
The following is the only local congregation (ward) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which existed in Latah County, Idaho prior to 1950. Many of the original records of church units are in the Historical Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.


 * Moscow

Maps

 * An 1895 map of Latah and surrounding counties is available online.
 * A digital Latah County Idaho map is available online.
 * Map of Latah County, Idaho is available online.

Military
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Latah County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their microfilm numbers 1452217 and 1452218) and are also available online at Ancestry.com, for a subscription fee. The original cards are maintained in the Southeast Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in East Point, Georgia and have been microfilmed by the National Archives as their Microcopy M1509.

Miscellaneous Series
Often overlooked by the genealogist, this group of volumes may contain affidavits for citizenship, final disposition of estates, divorce decrees, and many other types of valuable documents. The content varies from county to county, year to year and from clerk to clerk. When the estate case files, civil or criminal files are not available or have been destroyed, you may find key documents recorded here. Most counties will have an index to this series and it is a must search if the information you are seeking is not found elsewhere.

Current

 * Daily News
 * LatahEagle

Births
The Birth Registers for Latah County, 1907-1911 have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Latah County are included in and recorded at the state level. These records are restricted for a period of one hundred years from the time of the individual's birth but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under the subject Idaho for more details.

Marriages
Over 7800 marriages, 1868-1942, are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Many public libraries provide internet access to sites of value to the family historian. Some have special collections of historical and cultural interest, as well. The following libraries may have some resources of value, but use of some or all of them may require a visit to the library.


 * Latah County District Library 110 S Jefferson St Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: (208) 882-3925 Website
 * Historical Society‎ 313 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843-2972 (208) 882-1540‎
 * Latah County Historical Society and the McConnell Museum
 * McConnell Mansion Museum‎ 110 South Adams Street, Moscow, ID 83843-2829 (208) 882-1004‎

Web Sites

 * The Latah County ID GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog