Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Elkhorn Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Elkhorn Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Elkhorn Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Elk Horn Village.
- A typical abbreviation for Elkhorn Village: Elkhorn Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blaine County: Bingham, Boise, Butte, Camas, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Lincoln, Minidoka & Power.
Below are the counties that are near Elkhorn Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkhorn Village:
- Blaine County (The home county of Elkhorn Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn Village, with the one closest to Elkhorn Village listed first.
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <1>
- Ketchum
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
- Ketchum is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <1>
- Triumph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
- Hailey is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <1>
- Boulder ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Blaine County
- Boulder has also been known as:
- Boulder Basin
- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Broadford is located in Blaine County
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
- Galena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Blaine County
- Gannett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
- Gannett is located in Blaine County
- Magic City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Blaine County
- Sawtooth City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawtooth City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth City
- Sawtooth City is located in Blaine County
- Picabo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picabo
- Picabo is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picabo <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkhorn Village, see our County-by-County Page for Elkhorn Village.
Newspapers Published in Elkhorn Village ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkhorn Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkhorn Village, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkhorn Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elkhorn Village:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives
- Pages specific to Blaine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Blaine County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Idaho
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Idaho
- Cemeteries of Blaine County
Cemeteries Near Elkhorn Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkhorn Village.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkhorn Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkhorn Village, with the one closest to Elkhorn Village listed first.
- Bellevue Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
- Galena Pioneer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Pioneer Cemetery
- Timmerman Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timmerman Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80575 <4>
- Picabo-Gannett Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Picabo-Gannett Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Picabo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picabo-Gannett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #920366 <4>
- Sawtooth Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawtooth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawtooth Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Elkhorn Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elkhorn Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkhorn Village, with the one closest to Elkhorn Village listed first.
- Ketchum
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
- Ketchum is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <1>
- Triumph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
- Hailey is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <1>
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
- Doniphan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Leduc ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Picabo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picabo
- Picabo is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picabo <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elkhorn Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkhorn Village.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkhorn Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkhorn Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkhorn Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6794, Longitude: -114.3326 In this case, the coordinates for Elkhorn Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkhorn Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |