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Libraries, Archives
& Repositories
Plummer
Public Library
800 D street
P.O. Box 309
Plummer,Idaho,83851
Phone: (208) 686-1812
St Maries Public Library
822 W College Avenue
St Maries, Idaho
Phone: (208) 245-3732
Tensed-Desmet Community Library
315 C Street
Tensed, Idaho 83870
Phone: (208) 274-2922
Benewah County
Idaho Archives
Benewah County Courthouse
701 College Avenue
St Maries, ID 83861
Phone: (208) 245-3241
[Records dating back to 1915 are available to the public with
the exception of adoption and mental commitment records.]
Benewah
County Idaho Genealogy Archives
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Family History Center
St. Maries Idaho
South 23rd Street
St. Maries, Idaho
Phone: (208) 245-2224
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Historical & Genealogical
Societies
Historical & Genealogical
Societies are a great resource for local genealogical records
and history of the area.
Kootenai
County Genealogical Society
Hayden, Idaho
[Benewah County was formerly part of Kootenai County. Kootenai
County adjoins Benewah County at its northern border]
Latah
County
Historical Society
327 East Second Street
Moscow ID 83843
Phone: (208) 882-1004
[Latah County adjoins Benewah County at its southern border]
Shoshone Genealogical and Historical Society
Box 182
Kellogg, ID 83837
Attn: Oradell B. Triplett
[Shoshone County adjoins Benewah County at its eastern border]
1900.
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Benewah County
Idaho Genealogy & Family History Resources
Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities:
Alder Creek, Benewah, Chatcolet, DeSmet, Emida, Fernwood,
Parkline, Plummer, Renfrew, Sanders, Santa, St. Maries, Tensed
Coeur d' Alene Tribe &
Indian Reservation
Benewah County is home to the Coeur d' Alene Tribe and the
Coeur d' Alene Indian Reservation. Tribal headquarters are located
in Plummer, Idaho.
Established: January 23, 1915 (34th County)
Parent County: Kootenai
County Seat: St. Maries
Adjacent Counties (Idaho):
Kootenai, Shoshone, Latah
Adjacent Counties (Washington):
Spokane, Whitman
Name Origin:
Benewah County was named after a chief of the Coeur d' Alene Tribe.
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Articles |
- Benewah
County Idaho Newspaper Articles
Library of Congress ~ Chronicling America Collection
- St
Maries Gazette Record
610 Main Avenue
St. Maries, ID 83861
Phone: (208) 245-4538
- Newspapers on Microfilm at:
University
of Idaho Library
P.O. Box 442350
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2350
Telephone: (208) 885-6584
- St. Maries Courier - March 12, 1901-March 28, 1905
- St. Maries Gazette - March 30, 1906-June 2, 1918
- St. Maries Gazette Record - June 4, 1918 to Present
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City & Farm Directories
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& Personal Histories |
- Bamsel
Rambo's Documentation
Benewah County Idaho GenWeb Project
[Includes: Mining claim index, death certificate, cemetery
record and homestead certificate]
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- Tensed,
Idaho Postmasters
September26,1911 to Present
- Desmet,
Idaho Postmasters
May 17, 1890 to Present
- Plummer,
Idaho Postmasters
September 4, 1971 to Present
- Fernwood,
Idaho Postmasters
Febuary 29, 1952 to Present
- St.
Maries, Idaho Postmasters
June 2, 1949 to Present
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