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Guide to '''Jefferson County, Idaho ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.<br>[[Image:Teton Range from Caribou NF.JPG|thumb|right|150px|<center>
Teton Range, Jefferson County, Idaho</center>]] 

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'''County Quick start:''' 

*[[Jefferson County, Idaho#Census|Census]] 
*[[Jefferson County, Idaho#Birth|Birth]] 
*[[Jefferson County, Idaho#Marriage|Marriage]] 
*[[Jefferson County, Idaho#Death|Death]]

{{Infobox U.S. County 
| county = Jefferson County 
| county_map = Jefferson faraway.gif
| state = Idaho 
| state_map = Idaho.png 
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| founded year = 1913 
| founded date = February 18 
| seat = Rigby
| building image = IDjeffersoncourthouse.jpg
| building address = [http://www.co.jefferson.id.us/ Jefferson County Courthouse]<br>602 Jefferson <br>134 North Clark Street<br>Rigby, ID 83442-0538<br>Phone: (208) 745-7756<br>Fax: (208) 745-6636}} 

=== County Information  ===

==== Description ====

The county was named for Thomas Jefferson. The County Seat is Rigby and was founded February 18, 1913. It is located in the east central area of the state.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ida/jefferson/</ref>

==== Jefferson County, Idaho Record Dates  ====

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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson County, Idaho. Page 177-180 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 180-181.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1911 
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1911
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance in the 1920s. </center>
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=== County Courthouse  ===

[http://www.co.jefferson.id.us/ Jefferson County Courthouse]<br>134 North Clark Street<br>Rigby, ID 83442-0538<br>Phone: (208) 745-7756<br>Fax: (208) 745-6636<br><br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1914. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson, Idaho page 178, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

=== Quick Facts  ===

==== Parent County  ====

'''1913--'''Jefferson County was created 18 February 1913 from [[Fremont County, Idaho Genealogy|Fremont]] County. Named for Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President. A part of the county was taken to create [[Butte County, Idaho Genealogy|Butte]] County 6 February 1917. '''County seat: '''Rigby <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> 

==== Boundary Changes  ====

==== Record Loss  ====

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

=== Places/Localities  ===

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://idaho.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,051,c,jefferson.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jefferson  County, Idaho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Idaho#Communities, accessed 4 June 2019.</ref>

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*LaBelle
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{{Jefferson County, Idaho}} 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 Jefferson County, Idaho was compiled from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_places_in_Idaho Lists of Places in Idaho] in Wikipedia and from the map of Jefferson County in [http://maps.live.com/ Virtual Earth].

=== Resources  ===

The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to {{PAGENAME}} entries with names, images, or information. 

{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|United States, Idaho, Jefferson|place|disp={{PAGENAME}}}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Archives_and_Libraries Archives and Libraries].}}

<br> Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Jefferson County have been microfilmed and are available at the {{FHL|Idaho%2C+Jefferson|subject|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers. They are also available at the [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections Idaho State Archives] 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 Rigby<ref>Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Number 10, ''Counties and County Seats'', Reissued July, 1991.</ref>.

=== Cemeteries  ===

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| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] 
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|615280|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} 
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Idaho/Jefferson-County?id=county_671 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://jefferson.idgenweb.org/cemeteries.html IDGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Jefferson+Idaho&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/jefferson/jefferson.htm IDGenWeb Archives]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=392461&reqParentsLabel=Jefferson%2C%20Idaho%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://usgwtombstones.org/idaho/jefferso.html Tombstone Project] 
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://idahogravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=26 Idaho Gravestones]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Idaho Cemeteries|Idaho Cemeteries]] for more information.
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There are many cemeteries in Jefferson County. For a list of those that have been identified, and links to transcriptions and/or photographs of tombstones, go to [[Jefferson County, Idaho Cemetery Records|Jefferson County, Idaho Cemetery Records]]. 

For the cemeteries in or immediately adjacent to the cities, please see the city pages for the cities listed above. 

*'''1800-2000''' - {{RecordSearch|3733439|Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

Obituaries from all of Eastern Idaho as well as funeral home and cemetery records have been indexed in the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchform.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Records Index]. <br>

=== Census  ===

{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en "American FactFinder".] United States Census Bureau.
|1920 |9441
|1930 |9171
|1940 |10762
|1950 |10495
|1960 |11672
|1970 |11619
|1980 |15304
|1990 |16543
|2000 |19155
}} 

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The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of [http://www.history.idaho.gov/idaho-1890-reconstructed-census 1890 Idaho residents] by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census. 

<br> For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see [[Idaho Census|Idaho Census Records]].

=== Church  ===
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===== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)  =====

*List of [[Jefferson County, Idaho LDS Church Stakes and Wards|Jefferson County stakes and wards]] to about 1948.

*The following are local congregations (wards) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which existed in Jefferson County, Idaho prior to 1950. Many of the original records of these church units are in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] in Salt Lake City. An entire set of local Idaho records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are at [http://www.lib.byui.edu/ BYU-Idaho Library] and the Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center.

*'''Stakes:'''

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*Annis 
*Beaver Creek 
*Bybee 
*Clark 
*Garfield 
*Grant 
*Hamer

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*Labelle 
*Lewisville 
*Lorenzo 
*Melba 
*Menan 
*Menan 1 
*Menan 2

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*Milo 
*Perry 
*Poplar 
*Rigby 1 
*Rigby 2 
*Rigby 3 
*Rigby 4

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*Ririe 
*Ririe 1 
*Ririe 2 
*Roberts 
*Rudy 
*Terreton

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'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=392461&reqParentsLabel=Jefferson%2C%20Idaho%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>

=== County Commissioners' Records  ===

The [[Idaho County Commissioners' Records|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. 

=== Court Records  ===

Some of the early court records of Jefferson County, Idaho have been microfilmed and are available at the [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections 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 {{FHL|364805|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City, Utah or at any of the Library's [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers.] Additional court records and more recent records are housed at the Jefferson County courthouse in Rigby, and can be accessed by making a visit there. 

Some of the records of the courts of Jefferson County that have been microfilmed include: 
<br> 
===== Judgment Books  =====

*Judgments, 1891-1936; index, 1914-1986

=== History  ===

<br>[http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat.org] is an excellent resource for locating published and archival materials on the history of Jefferson County. Books include: 

*100 years of Jefferson County progress, by Willard Adams<br> 
*Jefferson County, by Patricia Lyn Scott and Marjorie J Scott<br> 
*Centennial farm families, by Louis J Clements<br> 
*Settlement of Idaho by Utah pioneers: Bingham and Jefferson Counties, by Lou Jean S Wiggins<br> 
*History of Grant Ward, by the Jefferson County Historical Society<br> 
*Mud Lake memories, by Mildred R Staley et al.<br> 
*The Rigby Stake bicentennial history, by the Rigby Stake Bicentennial Committee<br>

Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many other works exist. WorldCat lists materials on history, biography, ethnic and religious groups, as well as other features of Jefferson County. 

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah also has: 

[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F71196 Memories of Market Lake]: a history of Beaver Canyon, Camas, Dubois, Gilmore, Humphrey, Lidy's, Medicine Lodge, Monida, Nicholia, Roberts, Spencer and the pioneers of Yore, plus many other early south-eastern Idaho settlements...by Wm. Stibal Pettite<br><br> 

=== Land and Property  ===

Land and Property records are generally recorded in the county courthouse of the county in which the transaction took place. For original records of Jefferson County, Idaho, one may visit the courthouse in Rigby, Idaho. You may also want to check Fremont County from which Jefferson was created in 1913. 

At this time, there do not appear to be any microfilmed land and property records for Jefferson County, either in the Idaho State Archives or the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah and at its branch [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers]. Once again, it may be wise to check records in Fremont County. 

=== Maps  ===
{{ID Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{ID Jefferson County}}}} 
*A digital Jefferson County Idaho map is [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/counties/jeffer/jeffer.htm available online.] 
*Map of Jefferson County, Idaho is [http://idaho.hometownlocator.com/maps/CountyMap,CFIPS,051,c,Jefferson.cfm available online.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=392461&reqParentsLabel=Jefferson%2C%20Idaho%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

=== Military  ===

World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Jefferson County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their {{FHL|746974|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1452216}}) and are also [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/?birth=_jefferson-idaho-usa_1503 available online] 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====
*'''1940-1945''' - {{RecordSearch|2709446|Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=== 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 Jefferson County. The originals are held in the Jefferson County courthouse in Rigby, Idaho and can be accessed by visiting there. Copies in the [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections Idaho State Archives] are available for viewing in Boise. Those held by the {{FHL|364782|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} can be viewed either at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers.]

=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===

'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1892-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|3241358|Idaho Naturalization Records, 1892-1990}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=== Newspapers  ===

===== Current  =====

*Jefferson Star

===== Historical  =====

The [http://history.idaho.gov/digital-newspapers Idaho State Archives] has microfilmed a number of earlier Jefferson County newspapers, and these can be viewed by visiting the Archives in Boise, Idaho. (Check Rigby and Roberts)

BYU Library Digital Collections includes some searchable editions of the Rigby Star newspaper at:  https://lib.byu.edu/collections/rigby-star-newspaper/

=== Obituaries ===

*'''1943-2013''' - {{RecordSearch|2290243|Idaho, Southern Counties Obituaries, 1943-2013}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

=== Probate Records  ===

'''Online Probate Records''' 

*'''1857-1989''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9047 Idaho Wills and Probate Records 1857-1989] at  Ancestry.com $ 
*Probate register, 1914-1940 
*Wills, 1901-1961 
*{{FHL|364898|title-id|disp=Decrees of distribution, 1920-1941}}

The existing original probate records for Jefferson County should be available in the county courthouse at Rigby, Idaho, and can be viewed by visiting there. 

The [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections Idaho State Archives] has microfilmed some of the earlier Jefferson County probate records, and these can be viewed at the Archives in Boise, Idaho. 

The {{FHL|533941|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City, Utah has made microfilm copies of some of Jefferson County probate records. Microfilm copies are available in Salt Lake City and in any of the [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers.] Some of the records on microfilm for Jefferson County are:

=== Taxation  ===

Any existing tax assessment rolls for Jefferson County should be in the courthouse in Rigby and would need to be accessed by visiting there. 

=== Vital Records  ===

===== Births  =====

'''''Online Records''' ''
*'''1861-1911''' - {{RecordSearch|2110744|Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index 
*'''1883-1929''' - {{RecordSearch|1951759|Idaho County Birth and Death Records 1883-1929}} at FamilySearch


Birth records, 1914 to present, for individuals born in Jefferson 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|Vital Records]]''' section under the subject [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm Idaho] for more details. <br>

===== Marriages  =====

'''''Online Records'''''

*'''1800-1987''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=idaho%2cid Idaho, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1864-1976''' - {{RecordSearch|2549611|Idaho Church Marriages, 1864-1976}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1864-1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1662500|Idaho County Marriages, 1864-1950}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1878-1898; 1903-1942''' - {{RecordSearch|1674817|Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index 
*'''1947-1963''' - {{RecordSearch|2106101|Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

All of the early marriage records for Jefferson County have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Archives in Boise (PARL), the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and the BYU-Idaho Library in Rexburg. Included are: 

• Marriage Records Books, 1914-1932 • Index to Marriage Records, 1914-1932. 

'''Marriages from other sources'''. <br>Over 2200 marriages from 1914-1952, are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].

===== Divorce =====
'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1947-1963''' - {{RecordSearch|2106102|Idaho Divorce Index, 1947-1963}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index

===== Deaths =====

'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1883-1929''' - {{RecordSearch|1951759|Idaho County Birth and Death Records 1883-1929}} at FamilySearch
*'''1938-1961''' - {{RecordSearch|2612577|Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index 


After 1914, deaths occurring in Jefferson 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 Vital Records|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 [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm available online]. Efforts to expand this index to 1960 are underway. 

'''Deaths from other sources.'''<br>There is one other significant source for death information for this county. It is the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchForm.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Index].

=== Societies and Libraries  ===

Many public libraries provide internet access to sites of value to the family historian. Some have special collections of historical and cultural interest, as well. The following libraries may have some resources of value, but use of some or all of them may require a visit to the library. 

*Lewisville Public Library<br>3453 E 480 N<br>Lewisville, ID 83431<br>Phone: (208) 754-8608<br>[http://lewisville.lili.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/lewisvillelibrary/ Facebook Page]
*Menan, Annis, Grant Public Library<br>623A N 3500 E<br>Menan, ID 83434<br>Phone: (208) 754-0021<br>[https://menanlibrary.weebly.com/contact-us.html  Website]
*Ririe Public Library<br>464 Main St<br>Ririe, ID 83443<br>Phone: (208) 538-7974<br>[http://ririelibrary.lili.org/ Website]
*Rigby Public LIbrary<br>110 N State St<br>Rigby, ID 83442<br>Phone: (208) 745-8231<br>[http://rigby.lili.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Rigby-City-Library-241480387020/ Facebook Page]
*Roberts Public Library<br>2870 E 650 N 2870 E<br>Roberts, ID 83444<br>Phone: (208) 228-2210<br>[http://roberts.lili.org/ Website] 
*Museum Jefferson County Historical Society‎<br>118 West 1st South<br>Rigby, ID 83442-1303<br>(208) 745-8423<br>[https://www.countyoffice.org/museum-jefferson-county-historical-society-rigby-id-8b3/ Website]
*State Historical Society<br>2205 Old Penitentiary Rd<br>Boise, Idaho<br>208-334-2774<br>[https://history.idaho.gov/ Website] <br>

*Idaho Historical Society Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/idstatehistoricalsociety/ Website]<br>

*'''[https://idahohistory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/ Idaho State Archives Digital Collections'''] - Enter County in Search Bar

*'''[http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives Idaho State Archives'''] 

*'''[https://www.dar.org/search/site/Idaho%2520Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution-Idaho Chapter'''] 

*'''[https://idahowelshsociety.com// The Idaho Welsh Society'''] -- excellent cultural and historical site 

==== Family History Centers  ====

{{Family History Centers Intro}} 

*[[Introduction to Family History Centers]] 
*[[Rigby Idaho Family History Center]] 
*[[Terreton Idaho Family History Center]]

=== Websites  ===

*[http://jefferson.idgenweb.org/ The Jefferson County ID GenWeb Project], a member of [[IDGenWeb|The IDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] 
*{{FHL|Idaho%2C+Jefferson|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ID/Jefferson/ Jefferson County, Idaho Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)

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