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Guide to Gooding County, Idaho ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Frank R. Gooding, pioneer sheep rancher, early mayor of the city of Gooding, later Idaho Governor and U. S. Senator. The County Seat is Emmett and was founded January 28, 1913. It is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Gooding County Courthouse] 624 Main Street PO Box 417 Gooding, ID 83330-0417 Phone: (208) 934-4221 or 4841 Fax: (208) 934-4408 County Website Gooding County Courthouse 624 Main Street, PO Box 417 Gooding, ID 83330-0417 Phone: (208) 934-4221 or 4841 Fax: (208) 934-4408 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1913.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

The preceding 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 Gooding County, Idaho was compiled from the Lists of Places in Idaho in Wikipedia and from the map of Gooding County in Virtual Earth.

Cemeteries
There are many cemeteries in Gooding County. For a list of those that have been identified, and links to transcriptions and/or photographs of tombstones, go to Gooding County, Idaho Cemetery Records.

Census Records
The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of 1890 Idaho residents by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census. For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see Idaho Census Records.

Church Records
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) Stakes: Blaine Stake, Idaho
 * List of Gooding County stakes and wards to about 1948.
 * The following are local congregations (wards) which existed in Gooding County, Idaho prior to 1950.
 * For original or later records, check with the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Many of the records to about 1948 are available at the Family History Libraryin Salt Lake City and at its FamilySearch Centers.
 * Fairfield
 * Gooding
 * Hagerman
 * Wendell

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Some of the early court records of Gooding County, Idaho have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho. The records filmed include civil suits, divorce papers, judgment dockets, etc. Copies of these microfilmed court records are also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah or at any of the Library's Family History Centers. Additional court records and more recent records are housed at the Gooding County courthouse in Gooding, Idaho, and can be accessed by making a visit there. Some of the records of the courts of Gooding County that have been microfilmed include:

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records It appears that at this time there are no microfilm copies of land and property records from Gooding County at either the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Remember to check Lincoln County for records earlier than 1911.

Local Histories
WorldCat.org is an excellent resource for locating published and archival materials on the history of Gooding County. Works include:
 * Settlement of Oregon and western Idaho by Utah pioneers, by Mary N Porter Harris
 * Gooding County roots and branches, 1989, by the History Book Committee 
 * Gooding County roots and branches pictorial 1990, by History Book Committee
 * A centennial history of Bliss, Idaho, by Lorna Hobdey Falkner
 * Bliss historical points of interest on Clover Creek, by Lorna Bard

Maps and Gazetteers

 * A digital Gooding County Idaho map is available online.
 * Map of Gooding County, Idaho is available online.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Gooding County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their microfilm number 1452215) and are also at Ancestry.com, for a subscription fee. The original cards are maintained in the Southeast Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in East Point, Georgia and have been microfilmed by the National Archives as their Microcopy M1509.

 Online Records
 * 1917-1918 Gooding County Court, Soldier records, 1917-1918 Image 365

World War I
 * 1917-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

 ''Online Records
 * 1892-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Newspapers
The Idaho State Archivesin Boise, Idaho has copies of the following Gooding County newspapers which can be viewed by visiting the Archives: Enterprise Of Southern Idaho: 1977:5:26-1983:11:3 Gooding County Leader: 1969:4:3-1995:12:27 Gooding Independent: 1936:1:23-1939:12:28 Gooding Leader, 1921: 1921:1:20-1927:6:30 Gooding Leader, 1933: 1933:1:5-1975:1:30 Hagerman Valley Sun: 1911:06:16 Hub City Irrigationist: 1909:4:15-1912:6:14 Hub City Voice: 1974:12:18-1975:8:28 Idaho Leader: 1908:12:23-1921:1:13 Idaho Leader: 1909:6:11, 11:12 Wendell Irrigationist: 1912:8:9-1970:6:25
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries

 * 1943-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

County Commissioners' Records

 * The minute books of the County Commissioners contain interesting tidbits of history about the county as well as the names of individuals appealing to the County Commissioners for action on issues of concern to them. Minutes of those meetings were recorded from the formation of the county, for most counties. Some counties now post the minutes of current meetings online.
 * Most of these records have been preserved in the county courthouses of the State of Idaho. Few have been microfilmed. Contact the county clerk for information about years covered and availability.

Miscellaneous Series

 * Often overlooked by the genealogist, this group of volumes may contain affidavits for citizenship, final disposition of estates, divorce decrees, and many other types of valuable documents. The content varies from county to county, year to year and from clerk to clerk. When the estate case files, civil or criminal files are not available or have been destroyed, you may find key documents recorded here. Most counties will have an index to this series and it is a must search if the information you are seeking is not found elsewhere.
 * Both the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho, and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have copies of the miscellaneous record of Gooding County. The originals are held in the Gooding County courthouse in Gooding, Idaho and can be accessed by visiting there. Copies in the Idaho State Archives are available for viewing in Boise. Those held by the can be viewed either at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its Family History Centers.

 ''Online County Records
 * 1879-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records Existing original probate records of Gooding County should be found at the Gooding County courthouse located in Gooding. These can be viewed by visiting the courthouse. The Idaho State Archives has microfilmed some of the earlier probate records of Gooding County, and these can be viewed by visiting their Archives in Boise, Idaho.
 * 1857-1989 Idaho Wills and Probate Records 1857-1989 at Ancestry.com $

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records Any existing tax assessment rolls for Gooding County should be in the courthouse in Gooding and would need to be accessed by visiting there.

Birth
 ''Online Records Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Gooding County area are included in and recorded at the state level. These records are restricted for a period of one hundred years from the time of the individual's birth but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under the subject Idaho for more details. There are 134 Gooding County Idaho births/christenings in this database--Idaho births.
 * 1861-1911 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1883-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage
 ''Online Records Gooding County marriages from 1913-1933 have been microfilmed and are available at the in Salt Lake or in any of its affiliate family history centers.
 * 1800-1987 Idaho, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1864-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Privacy law can't publish
 * 1864-1962 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1878-1898;1903-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1947-1961 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * Western States Marriage Index

Death
 Online Records After 1911, deaths occurring in Gooding County are included in the state-wide registration program. These records are restricted for a period of fifty years from the time of the individual's death but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under Idaho for details. Copies of death certificates from 1911-1954 are on microfilm and can be used at the Idaho State Archives, the Family History Library, BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and several other locations. A state-wide index to Idaho Deaths, 1911-1956 is available online. Efforts to expand this index to 1960 are underway. Another version is the US Genweb Idaho Death Index 1911-1956.
 * 1883-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1938-1961 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Divorce
 ''Online Records
 * 1947-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Family History Centers

 * Burley Idaho Family History Center
 * Carey Idaho Ward Family History Center
 * Glenns Ferry Idaho Family History Center
 * Grand View Idaho Family History Center
 * Mountain Home Idaho Family History Center
 * Shoshone Idaho Family History Center
 * Twin Falls Idaho Family History Center

Libraries

 * Gooding Public Library 306 Fifth Ave W Gooding, ID 83330 Phone: (208) 934-4089 Website E-mail: [mailto:emailofsociety goodingpubliclibrary@gmail.com]
 * Hagerman Public Library 441 S State St Hagerman, ID 83332 Phone: (208) 837-6520 Website
 * Wendell Public Library 395 1st Ave E Wendell, ID 83355 Phone: (208) 536-6195 Website
 * Gooding County Historical Society 385 Euskadi Ln Gooding, ID 83330 Facebook Page
 * Hagerman Valley Historical‎ 100 North State Street, Hagerman, ID 83332 (208) 837-6288 Website
 * Gooding County Historical Museum‎ Euskadi Ln, Gooding, ID 83330 (208) 934-5135
 * State Historical Society 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd Boise, Idaho 208-334-2774 Website
 * Idaho Historical Society Facebook Page Website
 * Idaho State Archives Digital Collections - Enter County in Search Bar
 * Idaho State Archives
 * National Society Daughters of the American Revolution-Idaho Chapter
 * The Idaho Welsh Society -- excellent cultural and historical site

Websites

 * The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.