Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Clearwater 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
- Petition and Record1911-1932
Court records
- Index to Powers of Attorney1883-1987
- Powers of Attorney1883–1951; gaps; see film list
- Transcript of Judgments1888-1938
- Index to Miscellaneous Record1905-1963
- District Court Record1911–1935; gaps; see film list
- Mother's Pension Record1913-1936
- Mothers Pension Record, (8 loose pages)Various
- Miscellaneous Index, Direct - Reverse1871-1905
- Judgment Book1911–1927; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous Records, Nez Perce Co1892-1910
- Miscellaneous Records Shoshone Co1871–1907; gaps; see film list
Land records
- Index to Declaration of Homesteads1911-1987
- Declaration of Homestead1911-1951
- Index to Deeds, Grantor - Grantee1871-1906
- Deeds1884-1911
- Deed Record1919–1968; gaps; see film list
- Deed Record B1906-1907
- Deed Record C1906-1907
- Deed Record D1904-1910
- Mining Notices 11915-1925
- Mining Notices 21925-1935
- Mining Notices 31935-1937
Probate records
- Wills1911-1923
- Record of Wills1923-1954
- Index to Probate Minutesno dates
- Probate Court Minutes1911–1935; gaps; see film list
- Probate Record1911-1928
- Register of Estates1911–1936; gaps; see film list
- Report and Accounts of Estates1917-1919
- Reports, Inventories and Accounts1910-1918
- Inventories and Accounts1911-1931
- Index to Orders Affecting Real Estate1911-1986
Vital records
- Index to Marriages1911-1979
- Register of Marriages1911-1913
- Marriage Record1911-1931
- Register of Deaths1911
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 Clearwater 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, Clearwater" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Nez Perce County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Nez Perce County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1911, 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.