Benewah Benewah County, Idaho


Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Benewah

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Benewah

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

Name Description
Benewah Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Benewah

References to Benewah that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

BENEWAH.—Named for an old chief of the Coeur d'Alene Indians who was an historic and notorious individual of that locality. The county seat is St. Maries, named by Father De Smet in 1842.

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

 

Last updated: 2016-11-27