Bannock County, Idaho Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Bannock County, Idaho

History
Bannock County, Idaho was created 6 March 1893 from Bingham County, Idaho. It was named for the Bannock Indians who reside in the area. The county seat is Pocatello.

Some of the cities and other inhabited places in Bannock County include Arimo, Cambridge, Chubbuck, Downey, Inkom, Lava Hot Springs, McCammon, Pocatello, Robin, Swan Lake, and Virginia.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Arimo | Chubbuck | Downey | Inkom | Lava Hot Springs | McCammon | Pocatello

Neighboring Counties
Bingham | Caribou | Franklin | Oneida | Power

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Bannock County have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and 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 of those which have been microfilmed and of more recent records are in the county courthouse in Pocatello.

Cemeteries
There are a number of cemeteries in Bannock County. Those that have been identified are listed below, with their location and any links to abstracts of their records.

Societies and Libraries
Bannock County Historical Society

105 S. Garfield

Pocatello, ID 83201

Idaho State University

Department of Special Collections and University Archives Manuscript Collection

850 S. 9th Ave.

Pocatello, ID 83209

South Bannock County Historical Center

110 East Main

Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246

Web Sites

 * The Bannock County ID GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Family History Library Catalog