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History · Juliaetta

Juliaetta’s post office opened in 1882, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Bank of Juliaetta and the Abram A. Adams House. Its Register listings are the Bank of Juliaetta and the Abram A. Adams House. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1896 on, and the census since 1900.

1882first post office
2on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Juliaetta’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Juliaetta began

When was Juliaetta founded?

1882

The Juliaetta post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 287 in 19002020 census: 624144 years
Founding year: the first Juliaetta post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Juliaetta’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost a third of its people between 1920 and 1930, then more than doubled.Mapped building by building4 fire insurance maps, 1896 to 1929, drew every building in Juliaetta.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Juliaetta’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Juliaetta, census by census

01002003004005006001900192019401960198020002020427 in 1920Low: 274

Lost a third of its people between 1920 and 1930, then more than doubled.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Juliaetta’s Wikipedia page.

Every building

Juliaetta, building by building, 1896–1929

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Juliaetta fire insurance map, 1896, sheet 11896Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

The story

How Juliaetta came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Juliaetta.

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Juliaetta was originally known as Schupferville, named for Rupert Schupfer who homesteaded the land in 1878. He plotted one-half of his homestead as a town site and operated the first general store. By 1878, the town had a population of 200.

In 1876, Charles Snyder established a post office and named the town after his daughters, Julia and Etta. He was the first postmaster of Juliaetta. The city was incorporated in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point.

In 1885 the first flour mill was built. The flour was labeled “Pride of the Potlatch” and was shipped all over the west coast of the United States. This business became Juliaetta Milling and Light Company.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Juliaetta, 1882 to 2020

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Juliaetta post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900In the archiveJuliaetta, Idaho (circa 1900-1910)
  5. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 21st century
  7. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 624
By decade

Juliaetta, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Juliaetta, Idaho (circa 1900-1910)1900–1910Juliaetta, Idaho (circa 1900-1910)
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today11 recent
Wheat Harvest Scene, 19082014Wheat Harvest Scene, 1908PostcardJuliaetta Bird's Eye View and Dead Post Office, 1911 - Fraser, Idaho, and2014Juliaetta Bird's Eye View and Dead Post Office, 1911 …PostcardGathering Pumpkins, 19102014Gathering Pumpkins, 1910PostcardCome Help Yourself in Juliaetta, Idaho, 19122014Come Help Yourself in Juliaetta, Idaho, 1912PostcardBird's-Eye View, circa 19102014Bird's-Eye View, circa 1910PostcardBird's Eye View, June 26, 19092014Bird's Eye View, June 26, 1909PostcardBird's Eye View, 19142014Bird's Eye View, 1914PostcardBird's Eye View, 19082014Bird's Eye View, 1908PostcardN. S. General Merchandise Store, Letterhead, 18902010N. S. General Merchandise Store, Letterhead, 1890Latah county (ID) roads2007Latah county (ID) roadsIDMap-doton-Juliaetta2004IDMap-doton-Juliaetta
On the map

Juliaetta on the map, 1961 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Juliaetta. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Juliaetta on the 1961 USGS mapJuliaetta on the 1990 USGS map1961Kendrick sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Juliaetta.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Juliaetta, Idaho (circa 1900-1910)
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On the National Register

2 historic places in Juliaetta

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1998
Bank of Juliaetta
Bank of JuliaettaAbram A. Adams House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style1
Bank of JuliaettaLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style
Abram A. Adams HouseBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Juliaetta

Nobody well known was born in Juliaetta itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jim MattisUnited States 26th Secretary of Defense · b. 1950
Bryan FullerAmerican screenwriter and television producer · b. 1969
Julie GibsonAmerican actress and singer · b. 1913
Josh RitterAmerican musician · b. 1976
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Andrea LloydAmerican basketball player · b. 1965
Jeanette LoffAmerican actress · b. 1906

Questions about Juliaetta’s history

What year was Juliaetta founded?

The Juliaetta post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Juliaetta?

Two places: the Bank of Juliaetta (listed 1998) and the Abram A. Adams House (2017).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.