Kootenai County, Idaho Records

Kootenai County, Idaho (Map It) was created on December 22, 1864 from Nez Perce County. Kootenai County was named for the Kootenai Native American tribe.

Kootenai County is bordered by Bonner County (north), Shoshone County (east), Benewah County (south), Spokane County, Washington (west).

Kootenai County Cities and Towns include Athol, Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens, Fernan Lake Village, Harrison, Hauser, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Huetter, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, State Line, Worley.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Idaho maps.

Kootenai County, Idaho Courthouse Records

The Kootenai County Courthouse is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Learn More About State of Idaho Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Kootenai county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Kootenai County Clerk, Auditor, Recorders Office has Marriage Records from 1881, Land Records from 1881, Probate Records from 1884 and Court Records from 1881. The Recorder is responsible to keep records of all documents recorded in Adams County. Additionally, the Recorder’s office provides marriage licenses, processes passports and records land documents, including plat maps, surveys, easements, assertions of right-of-way, and some types of liens.

Kootenai County, Idaho Census Records

• Learn More: State of Idaho Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Kootenai County, Idaho Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Idaho Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from July 1911 to present.
• Marriage and Divorce Records: from May 1947 to present.
• Locations: Idaho Office of Vital Statistics, 450 W. State St., 1st Floor, Boise, ID 83720; (208) 334-5988
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificates Applications.

Kootenai County, Idaho Resources

• Kootenai County Genealogical Society
• Spirit Lake Historical Society, P.O. Box 1186, 6042 W Maine St, Spirit Lake, ID 83869; 208-623-2110
• Kootenai County, Idaho Message Boards

Kootenai County, Idaho External Links

• Idaho Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Kootenai County, Idaho Books - Amazon
• Kootenai Co., Idaho - FindaGrave
• Idaho Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Kootenai County, Idaho Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Idaho (1864–1922)
• Kootenai Co. IDGenweb
• Kootenai County, Idaho Ancestry Database Collections
• Kootenai County, Idaho Military Records