Bonneville County, Idaho Genealogy

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Bonneville County is a county is Southeastern Idaho.

Parent County
1911--Bonneville County was created 7 February 1911 from Bingham County. County seat: Idaho Falls

Places/Localities
The following list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records that may be referenced in small-town newspapers.

Cities
Ammon | Idaho Falls | Iona | Irwin | Ririe | Swan Valley | Ucon

Unincorporated Place
Antelope | Bach | Beachs Corner | Bone | Caribou City | Coltman | Cotton | Dehlin | Eagle Rock | Fanning Field | Gerrard | Grant | Gray | Guyaz | Hackman | Herman | Hillview | Indian | Keenan City | Lincoln | Lincoln Junction | Milo | New Sweden | Orvin | Osgood | Palisades | Payne | Poplar | Saint Leon | Shelton | Skyline | St. Leon | Taylor Taylorville |

Neighboring Counties
Bingham | Caribou | Jefferson | Madison | Teton | Lincoln County, Wyoming | Teton County, Wyoming

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Bonneville County have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers. They are also available 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 which have been microfilmed and more recent records are in the county courthouse in Idaho Falls.

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Bonneville County, Idaho Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Bonneville County:

Census
For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see Idaho Census Records.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
The following are local congregations (wards) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which existed in Bonneville County, Idaho prior to 1950. Many of the original records of these church units are in the Historical 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 Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Court
Court records, including some civil cases from 1911-1929 and some criminal cases from 1916-1923, have been transferred to the State Archives in Boise.

Military
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Bonneville County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their microfilm number 1452111) and are also available online at Ancestry.com, for a subscription fee. The original cards are maintained in the Southeast Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in East Point, Georgia and have been microfilmed by the National Archives as their Microcopy M1509.

Newspapers

 * Post Register - 1931-Present
 * Daily Post - ?-1931
 * Times-Register - ?-1931

Probate
Case files from 1907 to 1960 have been transferred to the State Historical Society in Boise. The state archives inventory indicates that there may be gaps.

Taxation
Any existing tax assessment rolls for Bonneville County should be in the courthouse in Idaho Falls and would need to be accessed by visiting there.

Vital Records
12,603 Bonneville County marriages from February 22, 1911 to September 15, 1955 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index

Extensive cemetery, death, and burial information can be found on the Eastern Idaho Death Index. For an index to death certificates from the State see: Idaho Death Index (1911-1956).

Societies and Libraries
Bonneville County Historical Society and Museum of Idaho

Web Sites

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