Adams County, Idaho Genealogy


 * This article is about a western Idaho county. For other uses, see Adams.

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County Courthouse
Wikipedia

Adams County Government's History page

The original courthouse was built was built in 1915 and is on the National Register. It has been replaced by a modern, more efficient courthouse which now serves the people of the county.

Parent County
3 March 1911: Adams County was created from Washington

Cities:
Council | New Meadows

Unincorporated Communities:
Bear | Cuprum | Fruitvale | Goodrich | Indian Valley | Mesa | Tamarack

Neighboring Counties
Gem | Idaho | Valley | Washington | Oregon counties: Baker | Wallowa

Resources
Some early deeds and probate records, a marriage register from 1911-1984, and some other miscellaneous county records have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Copies are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers and at the Idaho State Historical Society's Library in Boise. Details of the county records in these respective institutions can be obtained from their online catalogs or listings. Original records of those which have been microfilmed and of more recent records are in the county courthouse in Council.

Cemeteries
There are a number of cemeteries in Adams County. Those that have been identified are listed below, with their location and any links to abstracts of their records.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Indian Valley

Vital Records:
808 marriages from 5 Feb 1900 to 12 Jan 1940 are listed in Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * The Adams County ID GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Adams County Historic Preservation Commission
 * Family History Library Catalog