Idaho Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Idaho:
For vital records, write to:
- Vital Statistics Unit
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5980
- They have birth and death records since July 1911, and marriage and divorce records since May 1947. Call for costs. For earlier records, check with the County Recorder in the County where the event took place.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- The Idaho State Historical Society
Library and Archives
450 North Fourth Street
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 334-3356
- They have United States census records from 1790-1920, United States census indexes from 1790-1860, printed indexes of Idaho census records from 1900 and 1920, deeds and county records up to 1910, maps and photos, cemetery records, military records, newspapers, and family histories.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- The Idaho Genealogical Society, Inc.
325 W. State St.
Boise, ID 83705-2867
Phone: (208) 384-0542
- Publication: Idaho Genealogical Society Quarterly.
