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Latah County, ID
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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 sestle," because
the Indians found stones here suitable for pulverizing
camas roots and shade under the pine trees in which to
work.
County Seat: Moscow
Land Area: 1,077 square miles.
County Clerk County Courthouse Moscow, ID 83843-0568
Phone: (208) 882-8580 ext. 3379 Fax: (208) 883-7203
Location
* Surrounding Counties: Benewah
* Clearwater
* Nez Perce
* Shoshone
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