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Idaho Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Idaho
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Idaho, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Idaho Statewide
Genealogy Publications
Idaho became a territory in
1863 and a state in 1890.
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
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1870 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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There is no 1890 census or veteran census for Idaho. |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Idaho
Directories
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1867
Pacific coast Directory, 1867 (California, Oregon, Nevada, and territories
of Washington, Idaho & Idaho and the Colony of British Columbia)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Idaho
Genealobies
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currently updated
Idaho
Pedigree Book
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free online at USGenWeb |
Idaho
History
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pub. 1901
Northwest History and Men of Progress
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1913
Idaho, Early History, by John William McConnell
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1914
Idaho History (History of Idaho. Volumes I-III)
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1920
History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains. Volumes I-III)
- online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1963 ?
The Idaho Almanac
- online at Ancestry.com |
Idaho
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Idaho. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Idaho State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Idaho
Maps
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1895
U.S. Atlas (Idaho Map) - free online |
2000
Idaho
State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 44 counties with county names, and a
road map with the numbers of major highways. |
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2002
Idaho County Outline
Map - free online at USGenWeb |
Idaho
Military
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Idaho
Obituaries
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? - current
Idaho Obituaries - free online at IDGenWeb |
Idaho
State Records
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pub 1942
County government in Idaho: supplementing inventories of county archives
- online at Ancestry.com |
Idaho
Vital
Records
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Guide
Guide to public vital statistics records in Idaho, pub. 1942
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1842-1996
Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1911-1951
Idaho Deaths Index, 1911-1951
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1911-1956
Idaho Death Index - free online at IDGenWeb |
1937-present
Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Idaho
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A
Albion, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Artesian, Twin Falls,
Idaho, USA
Ashton, Fremont, Idaho, USA
Athol, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
B
Bancroft, Caribou, Idaho,
USA
Blanchard, Bonner, Idaho,
USA
Bliss, Gooding, Idaho, USA
Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
C
Centerville, Boise, Idaho,
USA
Chester, Fremont, Idaho, USA
Clark Fork, Bonner, Idaho,
USA
Clearwater, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Clover, Twin Falls, Idaho,
USA
Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai,
Idaho, USA
Corral, Camas, Idaho, USA
Cottonwood, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Custer, Lemhi, Idaho, USA
E
Eden, Jerome, Idaho, USA
Elba, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho, USA
Emida, Benewah, Idaho, USA
F
Fairfield, Camas, Idaho, USA
G
Garwood, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Grace, Caribou, Idaho, USA
Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho,
USA
H
Harrison, Kootenai, Idaho,
USA
Hill City, Camas, Idaho, USA
Hope, Bonner, Idaho, USA
Hot Springs, Custer, Idaho,
USA
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Idaho City, Boise, Idaho,
USA
Island Park, Fremont,
Idaho, USA
J
Jackson, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, USA
K
Kellogg, Shoshone, Idaho,
USA
Kootenai Bay, Bonner,
Idaho, USA
L
Lago, Caribou, Idaho, USA
Lakeview, Bonner, Idaho, USA
Leslie, Custer, Idaho, USA
Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho,
USA
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Malad, Oneida, Idaho, USA
Medimont, Kootenai, Idaho,
USA
Milner, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Moore, Butte, Idaho, USA
Mound Valley, Franklin,
Idaho, USA
Mullan, Shoshone, Idaho, USA
Murray, Shoshone, Idaho, USA
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New_Plymouth, Payette,
Idaho, USA
O
Ora, Fremont, Idaho, USA
P
Pack River, Bonner, Idaho,
USA
Pinehurst, Shoshone, Idaho,
USA
Plummer, Benewah, Idaho, USA
Post_Falls, Kootenai,
Idaho, USA
Priest River,
Bonner, Idaho, USA
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Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho,
USA
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Saint_Anthony,
Fremont, Idaho, USA
Saint Maries, Benewah,
Idaho, USA
Sanders, Benewah, Idaho, USA
Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho,
USA
Santa, Benewah, Idaho, USA
Soda Springs, Caribou,
Idaho, USA
Spirit_Lake, Kootenai,
Idaho, USA
Springfield, Bingham,
Idaho, USA
Squirrel, Fremont, Idaho, USA
Stanley, Custer, Idaho, USA
Stites, Idaho, Idaho, USA
Sunnyside, Bonner, Idaho,
USA
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Thatcher, Franklin, Idaho,
USA
W
Weiser, Washington, Idaho,
USA
Westmond, Bonner, Idaho, USA
Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA
Worley, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
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