Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Owyhee 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 Record1891-1902
- Petition and Record1907–1929; gaps; see film list
- Declaration of Intention1883-1891
- Declarations of Intentions1891-1906
- Record of Declaration of Intention1906-1912
Court records
- Index to Powers of Attorney1884-1968
- Powers of Attorney1884–1927; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous Index1873-1936
- Miscellaneous Record1867–1924; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous1924-1933
Land records
- Index to Deed, Grantors, A-K1865-1982
- Index to Deed, Grantors, L-Z1865-1982
- Index of Deeds, Grantees, A-K1865-1982
- Index of Deeds, Grantees, L-Z1865-1982
- Record of Deeds1865–1892; gaps; see film list
- Deed Record1892–1902; gaps; see film list
- Homesteads (index)1885-1968
- Homesteads1885-1968
Probate records
- Wills (cover image not readable)1882-1898
- Record of Wills1907-1926
- Index to Probate Court Record '3'no dates
- Probate journal (cover image not readable)1864-1867
- Record of Probate Court1875-1881
- Probate records1881-1899
- Probate Court Record1893-1901
- Probate Record1902–1935; gaps; see film list
Tax records
- Tax Assessment Rolls1883–1908; gaps; see film list
- Tax Assessment Rolls (contains 19101909–1910; gaps; see film list
- Tax Assessment Rolls (see table of contents at beginning of roll)1911–1920; gaps; see film list
Vital records
- Death Register1907-1911
- Birth Register1907-1911
- Marriage1876-1895
- Marriage Record1888–1947; gaps; see film list
- Marriage register1907-1947
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 Owyhee 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, Owyhee" 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
Check the parent county for earlier records: Boise County
Later formed partly from Owyhee County: Cassia County, Oneida 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.