Nez Perce County, Idaho Records

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

Nez Perce County is bordered by Latah County (north), Clearwater County (northeast), Lewis County (east), Idaho County (southwest), Wallowa County, Oregon (southwest), Asotin County, Washington (west), Whitman County, Washington (northwest).

Nez Perce County Cities and Towns include Culdesac, Lapwai, Lewiston, Peck.

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

Nez Perce County, Idaho Courthouse Records

The Nez Perce County Courthouse is located in Lewiston, 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 Nez Perce 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.

• Nez Perce County Clerk, Auditor, Recorders Office has Marriage Records from 1863, Land Records from 1862, Probate Records from 1864  and Court Records from 1864 . 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.

Nez Perce 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

Nez Perce 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.

Nez Perce County, Idaho Resources

• Nez Perce County Historical Society (Luna House)
• Twin Rivers Genealogy Society
• Nez Perce County, Idaho Message Boards

Nez Perce County, Idaho External Links

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