Clearwater County, Idaho, USGenWeb Project

Welcome to
Clearwater County, Idaho

Clearwater County was established Feb. 27, 1911.
It was named for the Clearwater River whose name was translated from the Nez Perce term
Koos-Koos-Kai-Kai, describing clear water.

In September, 1805 Lewis and Clark followed an old Indian trail between the north and
middle forks of the Clearwater River and met the Nez Perce near the present site of Weippe.

Gold was first discovered by E. D. Pierce in 1860 and Pierce City,

the oldest mining town in Idaho came into existence.

If you have any comments or suggestions, or if you would like to offer
your time to do lookups or help transcribe records,
please contact our County Coordinator, Charlotte Ann Frew.

Cities include: Ahsahka, Elk River, Kooskia, Orofino, Pierce, Weippe.

County seat is Orofino
County Clerk
Box 586
Orofino, ID 83544-0586
Phone: (208) 476-5615
Fax: (208) 476-9315

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How to obtain Vital records	National Register of Historical Places in Clearwater County	Marriages
Surnames	Addresses	Idaho Death Index 1911-1951
Clearwater County World War I Draft Registrations	Cemeteries	Map Links
Census Links	Lookup Volunteers	Photos
The Oregon Trail of Idaho	Subscribe to the Clearwater County Mailing List	Land & Treaty Records
IDGenWeb Archives Project	Clearwater County Libraries	Clearwater Tribune Newspaper
Ghost Towns	Clearwater County Historical Society/ Museum	School Census Marshal's Report
Class of 1920	The Pierce Chronicles	Clearwater County Churches
Nez Perce National Historic Trail

**NEIGHBORING COUNTIES**
Shoshone	Latah	Nez Perce
Idaho	IDGenWeb County Links	Lewis

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Updated June 17th, 2007

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