Latah County
The present Latah County was originally part of Nez Perce County, Idaho Territory. In 1887 Congressman Fred Dubois of Blackfoot introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress creating the county of Latah from the northern part of Nez Perce County. The bill met with little opposition and was signed by President Cleveland on May 14, 1888; thus making Latah County the only county in the United States created by an act of Congress.
Latah County is located in the northern Idaho panhandle; to the immediate west lies Whitman County, Washington. These counties are referred to as The Palouse, which produces a large share of the wheat, lentils, peas, oats and barley in the United States. The Palouse is home to two major universities, University of Idaho and Washington State University. Latah County incorporated cities include Bovill, Deary, Genesee, Juliaetta, Kendrick, Moscow, Onaway, Potlatch and Troy. Our unincorporated communities are Avon, Cedar Creek, Farmington, Harvard, Helmer, Howell, Joel, Princeton and Viola.