Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho Genealogy

City Hall
Bear Lake County Courthouse 7 E Center Paris, ID 83261 208-945-3345

Current
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints‎ Paris and Bloomington Wards 109 Main Paris, ID 83261

(208) 945-2112

Historical
Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers. Records of the are a part of this collections.

History
In 1863 Apostle Charles C. Rich (of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and group of Mormon pioneers settled Paris, Idaho. Located on the western side of the Bear River. First few years were very hard because of the higher altitude and north-south side of the valley. They had colder winters and mild summers. Historic site of the 1889 Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle, built large enough to seat 4 times the present population of Paris Learn more http://sangres.com/idaho/places/bearlake/paris.htm

Historic
Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers.

Directories
The Idaho State Archives has many cities, county, state and regional directories in its collections.

Historical
The Idaho State Archives has in its collections copies of the following Paris newspapers:

Bear Lake booster 1939:9:7-1941:6:26  Bear Lake Democrat  1880:10:23-1885:10:9  Paris post  1899:7:7-1966:7:31  Southern Idaho independent  1885:10:23-1892:8:26  Southern Idaho independent  1889:10:11