Idaho County, Idaho Records

Idaho County, Idaho (Map It) was created on February 4, 1864 as an Original County. Idaho County was named for the Columbia River steamship Idaho launched in 1860. Name predates both Idaho Territory and the State of Idaho.

Idaho County is bordered by Clearwater County (north), Missoula County, Montana (northeast), Ravalli County, Montana (east), Lemhi County, Valley County (south), Adams County (southwest), Wallowa County, Oregon (west), Nez Perce County (northwest), Lewis County (northwest).

Idaho County Cities and Towns include Cottonwood, Ferdinand, Grangeville, Kooskia, Riggins, Stites, White Bird .

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

Idaho County, Idaho Courthouse Records

The Idaho County Courthouse is located in Grangeville, 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 Idaho 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.

• Idaho County Clerk, Auditor, Recorders Office has Marriage Records from 1862, Land Records from 1862, Probate Records from 1865  and Court Records from 1870 . 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.

Idaho 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

Idaho 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.

Idaho County, Idaho Resources

• Idaho County Chapter (Igs), 215 West North, Grangeville ID 83530
• Idaho County, Idaho Message Boards

Idaho County, Idaho External Links

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