Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Valley 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 Intention1917–1930; gaps; see film list
- Petition and Record1918-1930
Court records
- Index to Misc. Records1879-1973
- Transcribed Miscellaneous Records, Idaho County1888–1903; gaps; see film list
- Miscellaneous Record1879–1931; gaps; see film list
- Register of Actions1917–1935; gaps; see film list
- Judgment Record1892-1925
- Court Record1917–1937; gaps; see film list
- Index to Judgment Records and Bookno dates
- Sheriff's Certificate of Sale1894-1966
Land records
- Placer Record1878-1910
- Quartz Record1876–1905; gaps; see film list
- Transcribed Mining Records, Idaho County, Quartz Record1899-1902
- Transcribed Mining Deeds, Idaho County1896–1903; gaps; see film list
- Index to Deeds, Direct v. A-H1879-1986
- Index to Deeds, Direct v. I-O1879-1986
- Index to Deeds, Direct v. P-Z1879-1986
- Index to Deeds, Indirect v. A-H1879-1986
- Index to Deeds, Indirect v. I-O1879-1986
- Index to Deeds, Indirect v. P-Z1879-1986
- Deed Record1876–1915; gaps; see film list
- Index to Placer Records1885-1971
- Index to Mining Record1876-1939
- Water Right Locations1870-1960
Probate records
- Mothers Pension Record1917-1932
- Probate Minutes1917-1937
- Letters of Administration & Oath1909-1953
- Inventory & Appraisement1917–1947; gaps; see film list
- Town Site Probate Records, (damaged cover)1906
Vital records
- Marriage Record, License & Certificate1917-1939
- Marriage Rcord1917-1919
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
- Valley 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, Valley" 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: Boise County, Idaho County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Boise County, Idaho County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1918, 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.