Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Shoshone 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 petitions v. 81929-1931
- Petitions, Volume 91931-1934
- Index to Declarations and Petitions For Naturalizationno dates
- Petition and Record1906–1929; gaps; see film list
- Naturalization Petition and Record1908–1914; gaps; see film list
- Declaration of Intention1884–1906; gaps; see film list
- Record of Declaration of Intention1906–1929; gaps; see film list
- Rec of Decl of Intention1907–1924; gaps; see film list
- Declarations1929-1933
- Naturalization Record of Requested Papers1923-1929
- Record of Naturalization1903-1906
- Certificates of Citizenship1884–1903; gaps; see film list
- Certificate of Citizenship1890
Land records
- Record, (deeds) & (miscellaneous court record)1871-1885
- Miscellaneous Records1871–1907; gaps; see film list
- Indirect Index to Deeds1871-1889
- Index to Deeds, Grantor1871–1895; gaps; see film list
- Index to Deeds, Grantee1889-1895
- Deed Index, Grantee1895-1900
- Index to Grantors, Deeds1895-1900
- Deed Record1876–1950; gaps; see film list
- Deeds1884-1885
- Deed Record (tax)1900–1904; gaps; see film list
- U.S. Patent Record1896-1908
- Index to Tax Deeds, Direct1896-1905
- Tax Deed Record1888-1896
- Mining Locations1865-1867
Court records
- Index to Miscellaneous Records1871-1911
- Index to Miscellaneous Record1883-1895
- Misc. Index1884-1941
- Miscellaneous Record1885–1929; gaps; see film list
- Journal1890–1893; gaps; see film list
- Court Journal1893–1917; gaps; see film list
- District court Journal (roll 31 not available)1915-1934
- District court Journal (roll 32 not available)1868-1886
- District court record (roll 32 not available)1886-1890
- Judgments v. A (roll 32 not available)1866-1895
- Judgments v. B (p. 1-105) (roll 32 not available)1866-1895
- Judgments v. B, p.104-6081889-1895
- Judgment Record1895–1931; gaps; see film list
- Judgments v. A (roll 35 not available)1893-1927
- Power of attorney v. A (roll 35 not available)1884-1887
- Power of attorney bonds and agreements v. B (roll 35 not available)1887-1895
- Power of attorney bonds and agreements v. C (roll 35 not available)1887-1895
- Bonds & Agreements, Power of Attorney1893–1929; gaps; see film list
- Bonds & Agreements, Powers of Attorney1907–1918; gaps; see film list
- Index to Miscellaneous Records (cover image not readable)1886-1891
- Commissioner's Minutes (very poor film)1866-??
Probate records
- Probate court v. A (roll 38 not available)1885-1892
- Probate court v. B (roll 38 not available)1885-1892
- Probate proceedings v. 2 (roll 38 not available)1892-1901
- Probate proceedings v. 3 (roll 38 not available)1892-1901
- Probate proceedings v. 4 (roll 39 not available)1901-1911
- Probate proceedings v. 5 (roll 39 not available)1901-1911
- Probate proceedings v. 6 (roll 39 not available)1901-1911
- Record of Probate Proceedings1910–1928; gaps; see film list
- Mother's Pension Record1916-1931
- Will Book1871-1885
Vital records
- Register of Births1907-1911
- Register of Deaths1907-1910
- Book of Marriages1895-1900
- Marriage Record1889-1894
- Register of Marriages1907-1924
- Marriage Licenses1900–1927; gaps; see film list
- Marriage Certificates, Men1875-1889
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
- Shoshone 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, Shoshone" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Spokane County (extinct)
Later formed partly from Shoshone County: Idaho County, Nez Perce County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1861, 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.