Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Bear Lake County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Naturalization records
- Index to naturalization v. 1no dates
- Naturalization Papers v. 11875-1901
- Naturalization Record1901–1906; gaps; see film list
- Declaration of Intention1875–1939; gaps; see film list
- Record of Declaration of Intention1916-1929
- Declaration of Intention Record1875–1906; gaps; see film list
- Petition For Naturalization1907-1915
- Petition and Record1914-1933
- mixed documentsVarious
- Certificate of Naturalization1908–1927; gaps; see film list
- Naturalization Index1908-1920
Court records
- Miscellaneous Index1881-1950
- Miscellaneous Record1882–1944; gaps; see film list
- Judgments1878-1897
- Judgement Book1898–1940; gaps; see film list
- Judgment Docket1875-1975
- District Court Record1875–1907; gaps; see film list
- Index to Proceedings, County Commission A-Z1875-1924
- Index to Commissioners' Minutes1875-1896
- Commissioner's Minutes1875-1896
Land records
- Separate Property for Married Women1885-1925
- Assessment Roll1875-1876
- General Index1889–1925; gaps; see film list
- Deed Index1875-1895
- Index to Deeds1894-1907
- Deed Record1876–1919; gaps; see film list
- Index to Possessory Claims1875-1948
- Possession Claims1875–1923; gaps; see film list
- Index to Homesteads1875-1986
- Index to Brand Record, Reverse-1no dates
- Brand Record1875-1905
Probate records
- Wills1879-1919
- Inventory of Guardians1890-1904
- Probate Record1895–1921; gaps; see film list
- Docket, Probate Court1875–1894; gaps; see film list
Vital records
- Index to Marriage, Bear Lake County1875-1966
- Marriages1875-1890
- Marriage Record1887–1935; gaps; see film list
- Register of Marriages1907-1923
- Register of Deaths1907-1911
- Register of Births1907-1911
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected Idaho State Archives county microfilm holdings, grouped by series description. Date envelopes combine listed film segments and may contain gaps. These are film holdings, not a claim of online images. Consult the linked inventory for roll, item, volume and exact dates. Historic Alturas County items were not reassigned to present-day counties.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Bear Lake County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder and the district court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county recorder
Deeds and other land records, and marriage licenses (the county clerk is also the recorder).
- The district court
Probate (wills and estates), divorces and civil and criminal cases.
- The Idaho State Archives
In Boise: county records, territorial records and the state's historical newspapers.
- Idaho State Archivesfree
The state archives in Boise, with county and territorial records, photographs and historical newspapers.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Idaho, Bear Lake" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Oneida County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Oneida County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1875, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Idaho began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1911. Before 1863 its land was part of Oregon and Washington territories (the east also of Nebraska and Dakota territories), and some early settlers in the southeast recorded events in Cache County, Utah, thinking they lived there.