Caribou County, Idaho Genealogy

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Parent County
1919--Caribou County was created 11 February 1919 from Bannock County. County seat: Soda Springs

Boundary Changes
11 Feb. 1919 Caribou County created from Bannock County. (Id Laws 1919, 15th sess., ch. 5/pp.28-42; Id. Code Ann. vol. 6, ch. 1, sec. 31-117 "Caribou Co."/p. 24) http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Idaho/documents/ID_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm

2 Nov 1848 Caribou gained from Bannock. Areas gained described in two separate acts approved 18 Mar, 1948, became effective through a vote in the general election of 2 Nov. 1948. (Id Laws 1947, 29th sess., ch. 247/pp.638-348; ch.248/pp.648-657; Id. Code Ann. (1996), vol.6, ch. 1. sec. 31-105 "Bannock Co."/pp. 9-10) http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Idaho/documents/ID_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm This annexation included the residents of Commissioner's District #3 of Bannock County which was made up of all of Gem Valley from Chesterfield to the Devils Hand Canyon, including Bancroft, Grace, and the lower Gem Valley. The residents voted to leave Bannock and join Caribou County.

Places/Localities
The following list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

This list of places in Caribou County, Idaho was compiled from the Lists of Places in Idaho in Wikipedia and from the map of Caribou County in Virtual Earth.

Neighboring Counties
Bannock | Bear Lake | Bingham | Bonneville | Franklin | Lincoln County, Wyoming

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Caribou County have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers. They are also available at the Idaho State Historical Society's Library in Boise. Details of the county records in these respective institutions can be obtained from their online catalogs or listings. Original records which have been microfilmed and more recent records are in the county courthouse in Soda Springs.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
The following are local congregations (wards) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which existed in Canyon County, Idaho prior to 1950. Many of the original records of these church units are in the Historical Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Military
Because Caribou County was not formed until 1919, those who were of military draft age for World War I were included in the draft registration records of Bannock County, the parent county of Caribou.

Current

 * Caribou County Sun

Web Sites

 * The Caribou County Idaho GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog