Challis, Custer County, Idaho Genealogy
Quick Facts
Former name
Geographic location
Challis is located in South-Central Idaho, in Custer County.
City Hall
Challis City Hall
721 Main St
Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-2386
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Challis Cemetery - Some records of this cemetery at the Idaho State Archives in Boise; transcriptions of 116 gravestones are available through Find-a-Grave.com website.
Church History and Records
Baptist
Mountain Valley Baptist Church
901 Clinic Road, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-5950
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Current
Challis Ward
HC 63 Box 1794 (Hwy 93)
Challis, ID 83226
208-879-4544
Historical
Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City or at its FamilySearch Centers. Older records of the Challis Ward are available.
Episcopal
St Philip Episcopal Church
Pleasant Avenue & Pleasant St, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-4384
Roman Catholic
Saint Louise Catholic Church
1285 Pleasant Ave, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 756-2432
Other
Challis Mission Church
1331 Butte Avenue, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-4491
Calvary Outreach Fellowship
501 Main Street, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-2179
Challis Community Church
400 Pleasant Avenue, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-2700
Jehovah's Witnesses
Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-2233
Directories
The Idaho State Archives has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.
Funeral Homes
Challis Funeral & Monuments
121 Main St
Challis, Idaho 83226
(208) 879-3333
History
In 1873 gold was discovered in the Challis area. Challis was founded by Alvah P. Challis in 1876, who was a surveyor when the town site was laid out. Challis post office was established in 1878. Challis is located in central Idaho along the Salmon River drainage, and next to the beautiful Salmon/Challis National Forest.
Maps
Military History and Records
Minorities
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Current
Challis Messenger
P.O. Box 405
Challis, ID 83226
Ph. 208-879-4445
email - info@challismessenger.com
Weekly
Historical
Copies of the following newspapers published in Challis are included in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.
Challis messenger -- 1912:3:19- present
Idaho messenger -- 1886:10:5
Idaho messenger -- 1888:7:10-1889:7:16
Silver messenger -- 1894:7:31 -1912:3:12