City of Kooskia Idaho County, Idaho


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City of Kooskia: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Kooskia

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Kooskia

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Kooskia Official
Kooskia Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Kooskia

References to City of Kooskia that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

SELWAY.—This is a Nez Perce Indian word meaning the "stream of easy canoeing." The county seat is Kooskia, an adaptation of two syllables taken from the word Koos-koos-kia (q.v.).

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

 

Last updated: 2017-01-10