Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Boise 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
- Declaration of Intention Vol. A1883-1906
- Record of Declaration of Intention1907-1926
- Order Book - Certificate of Citizenship1869-1876
- Naturalization Record1883–1906; gaps; see film list
- Petition & Record1907-1913
- Petition & Record, recs. 51-1501913-1921
Court records
- US Dist Court Vol. A1866-1873
- Court Records1863–1898; gaps; see film list
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, A-Holbrook1863-1864
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Halstead-Buckner1863-1864
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Buckner-Ullman1864-1865
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Wiiliams-Yung Fung1865-1866
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Yung Fung et al1866
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, all cases1867–1870; gaps; see film list
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Burmester1869
- Court Records, Criminal Case Files, Burmester-Weisgerber1869
- Index of Criminal Cases1863-1870
- Criminal Records of the District Court1863-1870
Probate records
- Probate Court, criminal & civil cases1874-1930
- Estates, Probate Record1863-1892
- Record, Estates1875-1885
- Register of Estates1905-1913
- Register of Estates and Claims1913-1939
- Register, Probate Court1864-1883
- Probate Court Civil Docket1863-1864
- Probate Record Estate #31891-1908
- Probate Court1864-1874
- Probate Record1908–1917; gaps; see film list
- Probate Docket A1864-1911
- Minutes Probate Court 31917-1924
- Minutes Probate Court1924-1927
- Administrator's Bonds A1863-1864
- Letters of Administration1863-1892
- Administration Bonds (to pg. 210 con't on Boise-19/1)1863-1875
- Administration Bonds1875-1891
- Judgment Probate Court 21879-1899
- Letters of Guardianship 11890-1920
- Guardian's Record 11890-1912
- Guardian's Bond Record 11890-1912
- Judgement Docket1864-1911
- Fee Book1863–1883; gaps; see film list
- Minute Book1864-1892
- Judgement Book1879-1897
Land records
- Deeds, Mining1864-1866
- Mining Claims, Boise Co1863–1875; gaps; see film list
- Bill of Sale (mining claims), Boise Co1863-1874
- Bill of Sales (mining claims), Boise Co1864–1892; gaps; see film list
- Bill of Sales (mining claims), Boise Co., (no cover image)1867-1868
- Index to Mortgages1863-1907
- Chattel Mortgages1885-1897
- Records, Mortgages1864-1866
- Mortgages1866–1901; gaps; see film list
- Record, Power of Attorney1863-1870
- Index to Homesteads1889-1984
- Declaration of Homestead1867-1921
- Deed Index1862–1905; gaps; see film list
- Index For Deeds1864-1868
- Deeds, Index1866-1875
- Deeds1863–1899; gaps; see film list
- Records of Mortgages, Deeds1866-1867
- Record, Deeds1868-1869
- Deed Record1899–1902; gaps; see film list
- Index to Placer Affidavits1911–1973; gaps; see film list
- Affidavits of Assessment Work, Placer1905–1955; gaps; see film list
- Proof of Labor Record, Placer Claims1955–1973; gaps; see film list
- Index to Quartz Affidavits1910–1974; gaps; see film list
- Affidavits of Assessment Work, Quartz1906–1974; gaps; see film list
- Quartz Affidavits1927–1976; gaps; see film list
- Index to Placer Locations1877–1974; gaps; see film list
- Index to Quartz1906–1917; gaps; see film list
- Index to Quartz, Unidentified1913-1953
- Index to Quartz, Unidentified, A-Ba (incomplete)1954-1974
- Index to Quartz Locations1916–1974; gaps; see film list
- Quartz Location Notices1888–1905; gaps; see film list
- Notice of Claim of Exemption From Assessment Work1894
- Index to Millsitesno dates
- Placer Location Index1929-1974
- Index to Quartz Claims, (no Vol. #)no dates
- Mining Claims, December 5-71863
- Mining Location Notices, North Elk Creek Dist1863–1870; gaps; see film list
- Mining Location Notices, Moore's Creek Dist. #41867–1884; gaps; see film list
- Mining Claim Sales & Transfers, North Elk Creek Dist1863-1864
- Mining Claim Sales & Transfers1863–1865; gaps; see film list
- Mining Claim Bill of Sales1864-1867
- Mining Records - Sales1865–1875; gaps; see film list
- Mining Records - Deeds & Bills of Sale1873-1883
- Boise County Assessment Roll1864
- Mining Locations, More's Creek District1863-1864
Other records
- Transcribed Records From Bose Co1863-1865
- Records1873–1894; gaps; see film list
Vital records
- Records (Marriage Certificates, homesteads, leases, etc.)1863-1873
- Register of Births1907-1926
- Register of Deaths1907-1911
- Index to Marriage Records1887-1984
- Record of Marriage Certificates, Index A1887-1912
- (Marriage) Record1887-1893
- Marriage Record1888–1941; gaps; see film list
- Register of Marriages1907-1984
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
- Find Boise County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county recorder and the district court.
- 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, Boise" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Idaho County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Idaho County
Later formed partly from Boise County: Ada County, Custer County, Gem County, Oneida County, Owyhee County, Valley County, Washington County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1863, 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.