Cities and Towns:
Bovill
Potlatch Junction
Moscow
Fisheries & Drainage Regions
Palouse River
Clearwater River
Location
46.8163 N, 116.7058 W
Land Area
1,077 square miles
County Seat
Moscow
Population
32,532
Background
Established May 14, 1888 with its county seat at Moscow. This area was first
formed as Lah-Toh County in 1864 with Coeur d'Alene as the county seat, in 1867
the name Lah-Toh was dropped when the area was placed in Nez Perce County. In
1888 the U. S. Congress created the county as we know it, the 16th Idaho county
and the only Idaho county created by Congress. Named for Latah Creek, which
drains the northwest corner. The name is Nez Perce and means "the place
of pine trees and pestle," because the Indians found stones here suitable
for pulverizing camas roots and shade under the pine trees in which to work.
County Clerk
County Courthouse
Moscow, ID 83843-0568
Phone: (208) 882-8580 ext. 346
Fax: (208) 883-7203
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