State of Idaho Homepage • This is the official homepage of the state of Idaho. Idaho state, county and city resources are given along with special sites. Idaho Association of Counties • This non-partisan, non-profit organization provides services to Idaho counties. A state map showing several Idaho county websites can be found here. Association of Idaho Cities • The cities of Idaho are provided with the service of this non-partisan, non-profit organization. AIC is owned, organized, and operated by Idaho cities. Many Idaho city links can be found in the membership directory. Idaho Vital Records Information • To order birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for the state of Idaho click on this link. Idaho birth and death records started July 1911. From 1907-1911, you can write to the county recorder where the event occurred. The state of Idaho has marriage records starting May 1947. Marriage records prior to 1947 can be located in the county where the license was issued. Earlier divorce records can be found in the county where the divorce was granted. Idaho Libraries • Libraries linking Idaho is the official library site across the state. This site features a huge membership directory listing, public, state, county, academic, college/university, and special libraries in the state. The Idaho Library Association is given with information about membership and activities. A special page for librarians features job opporunities and activities throughout the state. Idaho State Library • This is the official page for the Idaho State Library. It is now located on the fourth floor of the Key Bank Building, 325 W. State Street, Boise, ID 83702. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Idaho State Archives • The Idaho State Archives houses Idaho history. The Idaho State Library and Archives is located at 450 N. 4th St, Boise, Idaho 83702. The library collection holds many treasures for the Idaho historian and genealogist. The library is opened Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9 AM until 5 PM each day. The Idaho History Center • The Idaho History Center, Library and Archives and Public Archives and Research Library are housed at 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83712. Membership offers are featured on the site along with many Idaho links to exploring Idaho's past. Canyon County Historical Society and Museum • The museum is open Tuesdays-Fridays all year round from 1-5 PM. Saturdays 10-3 May-October and Saturdays 11-3 November-April. It is housed at the old train depot in downtown Nampa, Idaho. Gooding County Historical Society • The history of Gooding County with calendars, newsletters and more. Latah County Historical Society • The history of Latah County and the Moscow area as well as the McConnell Mansion facts are found on this site. Membership features along with the society's publications are offered. Payette County Historical Society • The Payette County Museum is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon until 4 PM. The Payette County Historical Society schedules events throughout the year for area residents. Snake River Family History Connection • This site is a chapter of the Utah Genealogical Association, serving Idaho and Western Wyoming. Meetings are held at the Idaho Falls Multi-Stake Family History Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the third Thursday of each month. Idaho State Law Library • The largest collection of Idaho law materials is housed at the Idaho Law Library in the Key Bank Building, 702 W. Idaho Street, 4th Floor, Boise, ID 83702. Codes and Statutes from each state, legal periodicals, government documents are also available. Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Idaho Genealogy Society • The genealogy society of Idaho promotes searching for Idaho family roots. Membership features are given along with publications the society offers. The Kootenai County Genealogical Society • Housed in Hayden, Idaho, the society provides links to Kootenai County, membership opportunities, society publications and Kootenai County reference books. The IDGenWeb Project • The Idaho genealogy web site links genealogy web pages for each county, Idaho family history centers, Idaho cemeteries, Idaho censuses, early Idaho maps,and Idaho military links. Idaho Family History Centers • A complete list of Idaho Family History Centers for the state is provided here. BYU-Idaho Family History Center • The BYU-Idaho Family History Center is housed at the McKay Library on the BYU-Idaho Campus in Rexburg, Idaho. Some great resources include the Western States Historical Marriage Record Index, Upper Snake River Valley Idaho histories, and Eastern Idaho Obituary Index. Idaho Newspapers • This is the official homepage of the Idaho Newspaper Association. Current Idaho newspapers along with online Idaho newspapers are found here. Advertising rates of Idaho papers are available. Idaho Newspapers on Microfilm • If you are searching for old Idaho newspapers and want to know if a paper was published in a certain county or town, this is the place to search. The University of Idaho in Moscow houses the newspaper microfilm collection and sponsors this site. The collection can also be found at the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives in Boise. Idaho Statesman Obituary Index-1977-present • The Statesman's Obit index. Idaho Ghost Towns • A user-friendly Idaho county map leads to the many Idaho ghost towns. Click on an Idaho county. If a ghost town exists in that county, the place will be shown in blue. Click on the blue named-ghost town for directions and information. Idaho Indian Reservations • Idaho Indian Reservations and tribal history are located at this site. The site features the four Idaho Indian Reservations, Coeur 'D Alene, Fort Hall, Duck valley and Nez Perce. The Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in northern Idaho houses the Coeur d'Alene Indian tribe. The Nez Perce Reservation around Donovan's Genealogy Idaho • Donovan has provided users with many Idaho resources. North Idaho Communities Online • Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone,and Benewah County resources are provided for the top five northern Idaho counties. Rural Northwest • News articles about events in Boundary,Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, and Benewah and services for each county are published at this web site. Western States Marriage Records • Pre-1930 marriage records from Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, some parts of California, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Southwestern Wyoming, and Northern Utah are available in this database. The database holds around 250,000 entries of extractions by the Family History Center in Rexburg, Idaho. Students in the Special Collection area of Ricks College McKay Library continually key into the electronic database each week. The marriage record contains the name of the bride and groom, marriage date and place, county and state where the marriage occurred, the residence of the bride and groom and any miscellaneous notes or comments. Idaho Chapter of the DAR • This is the official Idaho Chapter site for the Daughters of the American Revolution. The site contains the eight Idaho DAR Chapters: Idaho Pocahontas, Old Fort Hall, Pioneer, and Twin Falls. Idaho Center • Home of the Snake River Stampede and area concerts, this 120,000 square foot Nampa facility features many events. A calendar listing monthly activities, concerts and ticket information is provided. Masonic Grand Lodge Of Idaho • This link provides information on Idaho Masonic Lodges by regions as well as giving the current information on Grand Lodge Officers. The Bonner County Museum • The Bonner County Historical Society Museum is located at 611 S. Ella Street in Sandpoint, Idaho. The museum houses many photographs and artifacts from the county's early beginnings on February 21, 1907. Museum of North Idaho • The Museum of North Idaho and Fort Sherman Museum are both located in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. The Musuem of North Idaho is located in front of the Coeur d'Alene City Park. Fort Sherman Museum is housed on North Idaho College Campus.

IDAHO 43rd State. Admitted to the Union July 3, 1890 1863 - Townsite of Boise laid out by Merchants 1865 - Boise becomes capitol of Idaho County Established County Seat Ada 22 Dec. 1864 Boise Adams 3 Mar. 1911 Council Bannock 6 Mar. 1893 Pocatello Bear Lake 5 Jan. 1875 Paris Benewah 23 Jan. 1915 St. Maries Bingham 13 Jan. 1885 Blackfoot Blaine 5 Mar. 1895 Hailey Boise 4 Feb. 1864 Idaho City Bonner 21 Feb. 1907 Sandpoint Bonneville 7 Feb. 1911 Idaho Falls Boundary 23 Jan. 1915 Bonners Ferry Butte 6 Feb. 1917 Arco Camas 6 Feb. 1917 Fairfield Canyon 7 Mar. 1891 Caldwell Caribou 11 Feb. 1919 Soda Springs Cassia 20 Feb. 1879 Burley Clark 1 Feb. 1919 Dubois Clearwater 27 Feb. 1911 Orofino Custer 8 Jan. 1881 Challis Elmore 7 Feb. 1889 Mt. Home Franklin 30 Jan. 1913 Preston Fremont 4 Mar. 1893 St. Anthony Gem 19 Mar. 1915 Emmett Gooding 28 Jan. 1913 Gooding Idaho 4 Feb. 1864 Grangeville Jefferson 18 Feb. 1913 Rigby Jerome 8 Feb. 1919 Jerome Kootenai 22 Dec. 1864 Coeur d'Alene Latah 14 May 1888 Moscow Lemhi 9 Jan. 1869 Salmon Lewis 3 Mar. 1911 Nezperce Lincoln 18 Mar. 1895 Shoshone Madison 18 Feb. 1913 Rexburg Minidoka 28 Jan. 1913 Rupert Nez Perce 4 Feb. 1864 Lewiston Oneida 22 Jan. 1864 Malad Owyhee 31 Dec. 1863 Murphy Payette 28 Feb. 1917 Payette Power 30 Jan. 1913 American Falls Shoshone 4 Feb. 1864 Wallace Teton 26 Jan. 1915 Driggs Twin Falls 21 Feb. 1907 Twin Falls Valley 26 Feb. 1917 Cascade Washington 20 Feb. 1879 Weiser

Additional Counties Alta County-County created by an act approved 3 March 1891. County seat was located at Hailey. Act declared unconstitutional. Alturas County- County created by an act approved 4 Feb. 1864. The County seat was located at Esmeralda. County abolished 5 March 1895. Clark County-County created from Kootenai County by an act approved 28 Feb.1905. Coeur 'd Alene was temporarily declared the county seat. This act was declared unconstitutional. [Clark County as it exists now was created in 1919.] Lah-Toh County-County created by an act approved 22 Dec. 1864. The county seat was located at Coeur d' Alene. The law was repealed 9 Jan. 1867. Lewis County-County created from Kootenai County by an act approved 28 Feb. 1905. County seat was temporarily located at Sandpoint. Act declared unconstitutional. [Lewis County as it exists now was created from Nez Perce County.] Lincoln County-County created by an act 3 March 1891. County seat located at Shoshone. Act declared unconstitutional. [Lincoln County as it exists now was created 18 March 1895.] Logan County-County created by an act approved 7 Feb. 1889. County seat was temporarily located at Shoshone. County was abolished by an act approved 5 March 1895. Selway County-The enabling act for creation of county approved 14 March 1917. The creation of this county was defeated at a special election 2 July 1917. The records are in the office of the Idaho County Recorder.