Shoshone County, Idaho Records

Shoshone County, Idaho (Map It) was created on February 4, 1864 as an Original County. Shoshone County was named for the Shoshone Native American tribe.

Shoshone County is bordered by Bonner County (north), Kootenai County (west), Benewah County (west), Latah County (southwest), Clearwater County (south), Mineral County, Montana (east), Sanders County, Montana (east).

Shoshone County Cities and Towns include Kellogg, Mullan, Osburn, Pinehurst, Smelterville, Wallace, Wardner.

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

Shoshone County, Idaho Courthouse Records

The Shoshone County Courthouse is located in Driggs, 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 Shoshone 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.

• Shoshone County Clerk, Auditor, Recorders Office has Marriage Records from 1875, Land Records from 1871, Probate Records from 1871 and Court Records from 1866. 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.

Shoshone 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

Shoshone 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.

Shoshone County, Idaho Resources

• Shoshone County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 183, Kellogg ID 83837
• Shoshone County, Idaho Message Boards

Shoshone County, Idaho External Links

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