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Guide to Boise County, Idaho ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Idaho City
Organized: 03 Mar 1863
Parent County(s): Idaho Territory
Neighboring Counties
Ada • Custer • Elmore • Gem • Valley
See County Maps
Courthouse
Idaho, Boise County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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Bosie River, Bosie County, Idaho

County Information

Description

Boise County was named for the Boise River, which was named by French-Canadian explorers and trappers for the great variety of trees growing along its banks. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse

Boise County Courthouse
419 Main Street
Idaho City, ID 83631
Phone: 208-392-4452
Boise County Website

County Clerk has marriage records from 1868, divorce records from 1904, probate and land records from 1885. [2]

Boise County, Idaho Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1907 1868 1907 1867 1865 1865 1870
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance in the 1920s.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Cities
Unincorporated communities
  • Grandjean
  • Grimes Pass
  • New Centerville
Census-designated places


History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Boise, Idaho online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Idaho Cemeteries for more information
Vol. 5 page 173 - Placerville Cemetery
Vol. 5 page 171 - Catholic Cemetery
Vol. 5 page 172 - Odd Fellows Cemetery

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
19004,174
—
19105,25025.8%
19201,822−65.3%
19301,8471.4%
19402,33326.3%
19501,776−23.9%
19601,646−7.3%
19701,7637.1%
19802,99970.1%
19903,50917.0%
20006,67090.1%
sources:[7][8]

The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library is creating a list of 1890 Idaho residents by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census.

For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see Idaho Census Records.

Church Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

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The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.


For original or later records, check with the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.
Many of the records to about 1948 are available at the FamilySearch Libraryin Salt Lake City and at its FamilySearch Centers.
  • Boise
  • Idaho City
  • Meridian
  • Eagle
  • 4 February 1864 Boise County, Idaho was created from the Idaho Territory.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Many of your ancestors may be found in court records as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence, occupations, and other family history information. See Idaho Court Records for the various courts through the years.

Online Court Indexes and Records

  • Boise County Court Records(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - Mortgages, 1864-1901; general index, 1863-1907; Power of attorney, 1863-1870

Directories

City directories for 1891, 1893, 1899, 1901 to 1919, 1921 to 1937, 1939-1940, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955 to 1959, 1960 to 1969 (1969-70), 1971 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 1990, and 1992 to 1997

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Land and Property records are generally recorded in the county courthouse. Many early records have been microfilmed. For more information, see Idaho Land and Property.

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories

Various histories can be found at the Official Boise County website.

Maps and Gazetteers

Gem CountyValley CountyCuster CountyElmore CountyAda CountyID BOISE.PNG
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for more resources

Migration

Military Records

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Records of the citizenship or naturalization of people born outside of the United States were kept in the county courthouses. Many volumes are included at the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

Current

  • Idaho World

Historical
The Idaho State Archives has microfilmed the following newspapers from Boise County (Idaho City):

  • Boise News: 1863:9:29-1864:10:22
  • Idaho Mountaineer: 1941:5:15-1958:6:26
  • Idaho Patriot:1864:10:9
  • Idaho Times:1866:11:2
  • Idaho World: 1864:10:29-1918:11:1
  • Idaho World: 1958:1:2-9999
  • Ladies Mite: 1864:7:10
    Historical newspapers:
  • Arbiter -- 1968:4:25-1975:9:8
    Bench mirror -- 1957:8:1-1957:9:12
    Boise barracks news -- 1921:11:4 -1922:7:28
    Boise bench journal -- 1951:1:3 -1952:11:7
    Boise capital news -- 1927:1:20-1942:8:25
    Boise champion -- 1981:7 y
    Boise Boise citizen Ada 1906:12:7-1910:11:25
    Boise City herald-tribune and Oregon-Idaho intell -- 1971:2-1971:3:4
    Boise City Republican -- 1887:7:9
    Boise City tri-weekly news -- 1870:12-1871:7
    Boise City weekly news -- 1870:9:17-1870:11:19
    Boise clipper -- 1900:9:26
    Boise clipper --- 1901:8:30, 9:6, 12:13, 12:20
  • Boise clipper -- 1900:9:27, 1901:7:13
    Boise clipper -- 1909:9:7
    Boise daily sun -- 1890:12:12, 12:18
    Boise daily sun / Boise Sunday sun -- 1890:12:7: -1890:12:18
    Boise gazette -- 1958:4:3-1960:4:14
    Boise High Lights (high school paper) -- 1929:10:11
    Boise Boise journal Ada 1952:11:14-1962:6:14 y
    Boise model cities monitor -- 1970:12-1974:12
    Boise semi-weekly Democrat -- 1867:11:25-1869:6:5
    Boise sentinel -- 1893:6:8-1898:6:3
    Boise sentinel -- 1894:5:17
    Boise Sunday sun -- 1890:12:7
    Boise tri-weekly news -- 1870: 12: 6-1871:9:
    Boise weekly -- 1992:7:21-9999
    Boise weekly reminder -- 1939:11:3
  • Capital chronicle -- 1869:8:4-1870:12:14
    Capital weekly -- 1898:12:10-1901:1:12
    Commonwealth of Idaho -- 1892:2:1-1892:6:4
    Community news -- 1949:8:4-1950:1:5
    Consolidated mining news -- 1936:6:-1936:8
    Daily capital -- 1899:1:2-1905:3:23
    Daily evening citizen -- 1891:7:7-1891:7:12
    Democratic call -- 1924:10:27
    Evening bulletin -- 1901:5:16-1904:4:30
    Evening bulletin -- 1901:7:15, 1902:5:14-16, 1904:6:4
    Evening bulletin -- 1901:9:19, 1902:6:6
    Evening capital news -- 1902:8:1-1927:1:19
    Evening capital news addendum -- 1923:6:22-1938:12:31
  • Evening mail 1896:10:1 -1896:10:31
    Evening mail -- 1892:9:30, 1895:3:20, 3:27, 11:8
    Evening star -- 1895:1:21, 1:24
    Gem State Elk -- 1975-1981:1
    Gem Worker and the Idaho labor herald -- 1914:11:17-1917:1:18
    Gowen beacon -- 1941:10:3-1944:6:24
    Gowen beacon -- 1941:10:3, 10:17
  • Hello buddy -- 1922:7:28 -1923:2:17
    Hornet -- 1891:1:17
    Idaho American -- 1901:11:9
    Idaho business review -- 1982:2:8-9999
    Idaho capital news -- 1901:2:9-1905:12:28
    Idaho Catholic register -- 1994:12:7-9999
    Idaho challange -- 1933:7-1978:12
    Idaho citizen -- 1977:7-1986:5
    Idaho daily statesman, afternoon ed. -- 1967:10:2-1969:5:29
    Idaho daily statesman, morning ed. -- 1888:1:10-1969:5:31
    Idaho daily statesman, supplement, Gov. Shoup -- 1890:12
    Idaho Democrat -- 1870:12:24-1896:12:9
    Idaho Democrat -- 1885:7:29, 8:2
    Idaho Democrat -- 1871:1:7, 1886:4:14-1898:11:6
    Idaho Democrat -- 1895 1895:7:14
    Idaho Democrat -- 1896 1896:1:8, 1896:4:26
    Idaho evening statesman -- 1942:9:21-1969:5:29
    Idaho farm journal -- 1951:9:27-1963:10:10
    Idaho farm review -- 1963:10:17-1965:6:3
    Idaho farmer -- 1915:3:1-1970:12:3
    Idaho farmer stockman -- 1971:1:7-1978:12:7
  • Idaho guardsman -- 1942:4:1
    Idaho herald -- 1871:9:8-1872:4:9
    Idaho herald -- 1871:11:8-1872:4:5
    Idaho herald -- 1872:3:15
    Idaho historic edition, Owyhee Avalanche-Nugget -- 1984:4:1
    Idaho homestead -- 1921:3:29
    Idaho legionnaire -- 1932:2:2-1988:12
    Idaho news magazine -- 1963:8
    Idaho observer -- 1962:6:21-1967:9:2
    Idaho odd fellow -- 1904:7
    Idaho pioneer -- 1928:11:16
    Idaho pioneer -- 1924:7:4-1946:5:31
    Idaho pioneer statewide -- 1946:6:7-1955:2:24
    Idaho press -- 1936:4 -9999
    Idaho press woman 1962:2
    Idaho register -- 1958:4:4-1994:12:2
    Idaho renaissance -- 1970:11:25-1971:1:27
    Idaho Republican -- undated
    Idaho review -- 1915:3:26
    Idaho review -- 1915:3:26-1915:8:13
    Idaho scimitar -- 1907:11:2-1908:10:3
    Idaho scimitar -- 1908:6:6
    Idaho scrap book -- 1935:10:18-1936:6:26
    Idaho senator -- 1944:9
    Idaho standard -- 1872:5:1, 5:15, 7:17
    Idaho State journal -- 1900:11:2
    Idaho State post -- 1914:10:30
    Idaho statesman -- 1969:6:1-9999
    Idaho sun -- 1974:3:6
    Idaho times -- 1989: 3: 1-1989:10:4
    Idaho tri-weekly statesman -- 1864: 9: 26-1887: 12: 31 y
    Boise Idaho trumpet Ada 1965: 6-1968: 5: 29
    Idaho unionist -- 1908:7:24
    Idaho unionist -- 1907:5:22
    Idaho voter -- 1955:3: 3-1956: 11:8
  • Idaho weekly statesman -- 1865: 8:6-1914:
    Idaho weekly statesman -- 1904:10:21, 1907:1:8, 1908:6:7
    Idaho young democrat -- 1938:10-1938:11
  • Idaho/agri -- 1965:6: 10-1966: 6: 16
    Idahoan -- 1877:5:9-1878:9:8
    Illustrated Idaho -- 1913:7-1913:8
    Inter-camp sporting news -- 1933:8:5, 8:25
    Inter-camp sporting news --- 1933:8:16
    Intermountain observer --- 1967:9:9-1973:10:20
    Journal of commerce -- 1973:10:27-1982:2:5
    New freedom -- 1914:1:2-1924:6:27
    NewsView -- 1974:7:3-1974:10:4
  • North and East Boise journal and Idaho citizen -- 1986:12:-1988:5
    North End press -- 1992:10:8-1992:10:22
    Recorder -- 1958:2:10-1958:12:22
    Red chevron 1920:7
    Republican 1901:7:7
    Review of the US Veteran's Hospital 1922:10
    Roundup -- 1953:6:1-1968:4:18
    Sabrejet times (Gowen Field) -- 1954:6:22
    Say It With Pictures -- 1939:1
    Searchlight -- 1938:10
    Semi-weekly call -- 1897:7:14
    Semi-weekly Idahoan -- 1880:3:28, 4:21
    Semi-weekly news -- 1870:3:23-1870:7:27
  • Semi-weekly news -- 1870:7:2
    Treasure Valley this week -- 1987:10:14-1989:10:11
    Union label -- 1938:9:29-1939:7:6
    Union label -- 1938:10:27
    Union label -- 1938:9:29
    Union label -- 1939:3:2
    Valley free press -- 1982:5:12
    Vanguard -- 1938:6
    Veteran's Home journal -- 1910:8:16
    Voice of the Basques -- 1974:12-1977:8
    West Boise gazette -- 1958:2:6-1958:3:27
    Women's world -- 1974:11-1976:7:15

Obituaries

Other Records

County Commissioners' Records

The minute books of the County Commissioners contain interesting tidbits of history about the county as well as the names of individuals appealing to the County Commissioners for action on issues of concern to them. Minutes of those meetings were recorded from the formation of the county, for most counties. Some counties now post the minutes of current meetings online.

Most of these records have been preserved in the county courthouses of the State of Idaho. Few have been microfilmed. Contact the county clerk for information about years covered and availability.

Miscellaneous Series

Often overlooked by the genealogist, this group of volumes may contain affidavits for citizenship, final disposition of estates, divorce decrees, and many other types of valuable documents. The content varies from county to county, year to year and from clerk to clerk. When the estate case files, civil or criminal files are not available or have been destroyed, you may find key documents recorded here. Most counties will have an index to this series and it is a must search if the information you are seeking is not found elsewhere.

The Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho, does not appear to have microfilmed copies of the Miscellaneous Series of Boise County, though the copy which the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has, noted that the records can be found in the Idaho State Archives. One can check with the Boise County courthouse in Idaho City where current and perhaps original copies should be found. Those copies held by the FamilySearch Library can be viewed either at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its FamilySearch Centers.

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Boise County are included in and recorded at the state level. These records are restricted for a period of one hundred years from the time of the individual's birth but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. Deaths occurring in Boise County after 1915 are included in the state-wide registration program. These records are restricted for a period of fifty years from the time of the individual's death but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records.

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Voting Records

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Boise County. For state-wide facilities, see Idaho Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

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  • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

Many public libraries provide internet access to sites of value to the family historian. Some have special collections of historical and cultural interest, as well. Listed below are libraries in Boise County. For state-wide library facilities, see Idaho Archives and Libraries.

  • Garden Valley District Library
    85 Old Crouch Rd
    Garden Valley, ID 83622
    Phone: 208-462-3317
    Website
    Facebook Page
  • Horseshoe Bend District Library
    392 Highway 55
    Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629
    Phone: 208-793-2460
    Website
  • Boise Basin District Library
    123 Montgomery St
    Idaho City, ID 83631
    Phone: 208-392-4558
    Website
    Facebook

Museums

  • Boise Basin Historical Museum
    503 Montgomery Street
    Idaho City, ID 83631
    Phone: 208-392-4550
    Website

Societies

Listed below are societies in Boise County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Idaho Societies.

  • Idaho State Historical Society
    2205 Old Penitentiary Rd
    Boise, ID
    Phone: 208-334-2774
    Website
    Facebook
  • National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
    Idaho Chapter

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Boise County, Idaho Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ida/boise/
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Boise, Idaho page 177, At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Boise County, Idaho. Page 177-180 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 180-181.
  4. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Boise County, Idaho," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_County, Idaho, accessed 1 August 2016.
  7. ↑ census.gov - Idaho population by county, 1900-90 accessed 2009-05-03
  8. ↑ quickfacts.census.gov - Canyon County accessed 2009-05-03
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