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Guide to Idaho 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 a steamer called Idaho that was launched on the Columbia River. The County Seat is Grangeville and was founded February 4, 1864. It is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
320 West Main St.Grangeville, ID 83530

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.

A list of places in Idaho County can be found on List of Idaho Towns.

Cemeteries
There are many cemeteries in Idaho County. For a list of those that have been identified, and links to transcriptions and/or photographs of tombstones, go to Idaho 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
In 1930, Idaho County was part of Northwestern States Mission
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (208) 983-2110
 * The following are local congregations (wards) which existed in Idaho 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. original county.

 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 Idaho 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 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 Idaho County courthouse in Grangeville, and can be accessed by making a visit there. Some of the records of the courts of Idaho County that have been microfilmed include:
 * Power of attorney, 1878-1958; index, 1878-1895
 * Separate property of married women, 1898-1903; index, 1898-1903

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records Included with the standard county land records are Indian patents, 1895-1909, mostly for some of the Nez Perce Indians.

Local Histories
The official Idaho County website includes an "Our History" page. The digitized book An illustrated history of north Idaho embracing Nez Perce, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho is available online at archive.org. WorldCat.org is an excellent resource for locating published and archival materials on the history of Idaho County. Books include: Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many other works exist. WorldCat lists materials on history, biography, ethnic and religious groups, and other features of Idaho County.
 * Pioneer days in Idaho County, by M Alfreda Elsensohn; Eugene F Hoy
 * Idaho County voices a people's history from the pioneers to the present, by Zona Chedsey; Carolyn Frei
 * Major Fenn's country, by Neal Parsell
 * Idaho County newspaper items, 1886-1903, by Carol Anglen
 * River &amp; prairie "news", 1904-1913 (Idaho County's brides, babies, burials n' bullets), by Carol Anglen
 * Times past a photographic history of Idaho County, by the Idaho County Free Press
 * Over a century of murder in Idaho County, 1861-1994, by Idaho County Historical Society and the Bicentennial Historical Museum

Maps and Gazetteers

 * An 1895 map of Idaho and surrounding counties is available online.
 * A digital Idaho County Idaho map is available online.
 * Map of Idaho 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 Idaho County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their ) 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

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

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records The original naturalization records of Idaho County that have been transferred to the Idaho State Archives in Boise have been indexed in their Index to Naturalizations.

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

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

 Current
 * Cottonwood Chronicle
 * Idaho County Free Press (a weekly)

 Historical Boise News- 1863:9:29-1864:10:22 Idaho mountaineer - 1941:5:15-1958:6:26 Idaho patriot - 1864:10:9 Idaho times - 1866:11:2 Idaho world, 1864 - 1864:10:29-1918:11:1 Idaho world, 1958 - 958:1:2-9999 Ladies mite - 864:7:10

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 Idaho County. The originals are held in the Idaho County courthouse in Grangeville, Idaho and can be accessed by visiting there. Copies in the Idaho State Archives are available for viewing in Boise. Those held by the Family History Library can be viewed either at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its Family History Centers.

Pension Records
Mothers' Pensions were provided by the State of Idaho for widows and/or orphans, under certain conditions. Petitions for those pensions were filed with the probate court in each county. The original papers for several counties have been transferred to the Idaho State Archives in Boise and have been indexed. Idaho County Mothers' Pensions are included in that index.

 Churches
 * St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church (208) 983-0403 stspeterandpaulparish.org/
 * United Methodist Church of Grangeville (208) 983-0310
 * Saint Catherine of Siena Parish (208) 935-2130 http://saintcatherines.weebly.com/
 * Church of the Nazarene (208) 983-0552
 * Grangeville Seventh Day Adventist Church (208) 935-0388 [www.grangevilleadventist.org Grangeville Church]
 * Trinity Lutheran Church of Grangeville (208) 983-0562 Grangeville Lutheran

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records Generally speaking, probate records are kept at the county level and can be accessed at the county courthouse in the county in which the transaction took place. This would be Grangeville in Idaho County. There are copies of some early probate records available at the in Salt Lake or at one of its family history centers. The Idaho State Archives has also made microfilm copies of some of the earlier Idaho County probate records, and these can be viewed by visiting the 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 Idaho County should be in the courthouse in Grangeville and would need to be accessed by visiting there.

Birth
 ''Online Records The birth registers for Idaho County, 1907-1911 have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Archives in Boise and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Idaho County 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 Idaho Vital Records section under the subject Idaho for more details. In the Idaho Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records records, there are 152 births or christenings listed for Idaho County.
 * 1861-1911 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1883-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images

Marriage
 ''Online Records There are 4558 marriages from Idaho County online at Idaho Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 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 The Death Registers for Idaho County, 1907-1911, have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Archives in Boise and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. After 1911, deaths occurring in Idaho 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 mandated by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under Idaho Vital Records for details. Copies of death certificates from 1911-1954 are on microfilm and can be used at the Idaho State Archives (PARL) in Boise, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, 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 Idaho Death Index 1911-1956. See: www.deathindexes.com/idaho/index.html There are also 563 Idaho County death records online at Death Records and Burials
 * 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

 * Enterprise Oregon Family History Center
 * Grangeville Idaho Family History Center
 * Hamilton Montana Family History Center
 * Kamiah Idaho Family History Center
 * Lewiston Idaho Family History Center
 * Orofino Idaho Family History Center

Libraries
Idaho County Genealogical Society 215 W North St Centennial Library Grangeville, ID 83530 208-983-0951 Facebook PageWebsite Historical Museum at St. Gertrude 465 Keuterville Rd. Cottonwood, ID 83522-5183 208-962-2050 Website Salmon Public Library 300 Main St Salmon, ID 83549 208-756-2311 Website
 * Salmon River Public Library 126 North Main St Riggins, ID 83549 208-628-3394
 * 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
 * The Idaho Welsh Society -- excellent cultural and historical site

Websites

 * Official Idaho County website
 * The Idaho County Idaho GenWeb Project, a member of 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.