Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Bonner 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 Intention1907–1929; gaps; see film list
- Petition & Record1907–1930; gaps; see film list
- Petition for Naturalization1920–1931; gaps; see film list
- Naturalization Proceedings1907-1911
- Naturalization Loose PapersVarious
- Certificates of Naturalization1910–1913; gaps; see film list
Court records
- Index to Miscellaneous Record1883–1934; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous Record1885–1928; gaps; see film list
- Index to Judgment Docket1882–1949; gaps; see film list
- Judgment Record1891–1931; gaps; see film list
- Index to Civil Actionsno dates
- Register of Civil Actions1904–1928; gaps; see film list
Land records
- Index to Deeds, Grantor1885-1910
- Index to Deeds, Grantees1885-1910
- Deed Record1885–1899; gaps; see film list
- Deeds, Patents1899-1906
- Deeds1900–1906; gaps; see film list
Probate records
- Index to Power of Attorney1891-1986
- Power of Attorney1883-1939
- Journal, Index (estates)1923–1933; gaps; see film list
- Index to Probate Court Docketno dates
- Probate Journal1891–1929; gaps; see film list
- Register of Estates & Actions1911-1912
- Decree of Final Settlement and Final Distribution1910-1917
- Inventory and Appraisement Record1905-1919
- Letters of Administration, Testamentary, Administration With Wills Annexed1905-1920
- Letters of Administration1918-1920
- Guardianship Record1908-1919
- Bonds (estates)1905-1933
Vital records
- Register of Births -1907-1915
- Register of Deaths -1907-1911
- Index to Marriage Record1907-1954
- Marriage Record1907–1926; gaps; see film list
- Marriage License Record1926-1931
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
- Bonner 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, Bonner" 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
Later formed partly from Bonner County: Boundary County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1907, 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.