Madison County, Idaho Genealogy

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Madison County Madison County

County seat: Rexburg

Parent County
1913--Madison and Jefferson Counties were created 18 February 1913 from Fremont County. Researchers seeking information on early settlers must also search Bingham County records from 1883 to 1893 as it was the pioneer county for the entire upper Snake River valley.

Boundary Changes:
In 1915, a portion of the eastern part of Madison County was removed and became part of Teton County.

Neighboring Counties
Bonneville | Fremont | Jefferson | Teton

Cemeteries:
The Eastern Idaho Death Index has an exhaustive listing of all of the cemeteries in Madison County. The local chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers have a project to attach a digital photograph of each gravestone as time and seasons permits. Burton, Rexburg and Sugar City have many images included.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records: Archer, Bannock (early Rexburg), Burton,Canyon Creek,Herbert, Hibbard (Island), Independence,Thorton, Lyman, Plano, Rexburg 1st, Rexburg 2nd, Rexburg 3rd, Rexburg 4th, Salem, Sugar City, Sugar City 1st and Sugar City 2nd.

Land :
Deeds and other land records start in 1914. Some early deeds recorded in Fremont County (pre-1914) for land now located in Madison County were transcribed and are listed in the early volumes in Madison County.

Local Histories
One local history written by a Ricks College history professor can be found at this citation. Crowder, David L., Rexburg, Idaho: The first one Hundred years 1883 – 1983 (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers ltd, 1983) The Book may be hard to find.

Vital Records:
Birth and deaths for county residents are recorded at the Idaho State Department of Vital Statistics (see state website). It should be noted that many of these early events were not recorded and it wasn't until the 1950's that the majority of births and deaths are included in the Statewide collection.

2,286 marriages from 14 Jan 1914 to 14 Feb 1950 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

There are two important death related indexes for Madison County. They are: Eastern Idaho Death Index and Idaho Death Index (1911-1956).

Societies and Libraries
McKay Library Brigham Young University - Idaho 525 South Center St. Rexburg, Idaho 84440-0405 Website: BYU-Idaho Library

The Library and it's Special Collections Department provide access to a large collection of original research material on Utah and Eastern Idaho settlers. It is especially comprehensive for materials relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The Upper Snake River Family History Center is hosted in the Library.

Web Sites

 * The Madison County ID GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog