Nez Perce County, ID            1870 Federal Census            DISTRICT INFORMATION

The files on-line for this census can be found in the following directory:
http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/id/nezperce/1870/

ABOUT NEZ PERCE COUNTY:

Nez Perce County was created in 1864 by the Idaho Territorial Legislature.  It was
named after the Nez Perce Indians who originally inhabited the area.

It was previously established by the Washington Territorial Legislature in 1861 
before becoming part of the Idaho Territory.  It was one of the four original Idaho 
counties in 1863 from which all 44 have been carved.  The present boundaries of Nez 
Perce County were set in 1911. 

Nez Perce county of the 1870 Idaho Territorial Census occupied most of northern Idaho. 
A large US Army fort named Fort Lapwai was maintained near present day Lewiston, 
Idaho. 


Microfilm #M593-185
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STATUS     DISTRICT              PAGES       TRANSCRIBER       PROOFREADER
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On-Line    District 1          123A-130A     Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    District 2          131A-133B     Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    District 3          137A-143A     Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    Kootenal            144A          Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    Nez Perce           145A-146A     Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott


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This Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott
for the USGenWeb Census Project® http://www.us-census.org/
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