Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Benewah 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
- Naturalization cards1915-1941
- Declaration of Intention v. 11915-1918
- Declaration of Intention v. 21918-1919
- Declaration of Intention v. 31919-1922
- Declaration of Intention v. 41922-1929
- Declaration of Intention v. 51930-1952
- Certificates of Naturalization1915–1928; gaps; see film list
- Petition and Record1909–1934; gaps; see film list
Court records
- Index to Miscellaneous Records1887-1970
- Miscellaneous Record1887–1932; gaps; see film list
- Power of Attorney1890–1968; gaps; see film list
- Index to Judgmentsno dates
- Judgment Record1911–1930; gaps; see film list
- District Court Journal1915-1930
Land records
- Index to Deeds, Direct1890-1948
- Index to Deeds, Reverse1890-1948
- Deed Record1890–1909; gaps; see film list
- Patent Index, Grantee1897-1985
- Record of Patent1915-1926
Probate records
- Index, Probate Court Docketno dates
- Probate Journal1915–1928; gaps; see film list
- Inventory and Appraisement Record1915–1927; gaps; see film list
- Estates1925-1946
- Letters of Administration, Testamentary & Will Annexed1915-1943
- Bond of Executors & Administrators1915–1955; gaps; see film list
- Mothers Pension Record1915-1935
Vital records
- Marriage License Index1915-1985
- Marriage License Record1915–1940; gaps; see film list
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
- Benewah 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, Benewah" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Kootenai County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Kootenai County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1915, 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.