Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Gem County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Court records
- Power of Attorney1865–1956; gaps; see film list
- Judgment Record1915–1935; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous Index1865-1985
- Miscellaneous Record1874–1930; gaps; see film list
Land records
- Record of Declaration of Homestead1870-1971
Probate records
- (index to) Probate Record1896-1985
- Probate Record1896–1948; gaps; see film list
Vital records
- Marriage License Register1915–1932; 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
- Find Gem 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, Gem" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Boise County, Canyon County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Boise County, Canyon 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.