Fremont County, Idaho Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Fremont County

Parent County
1893--Fremont County, Idaho was created 4 March 1893 from parts of Bingham and Lemhi Counties. County seat: St. Anthony

Boundary Changes
18 February 1913 -- Jefferson County created from part of Fremont County

18 February 1913 -- Madison County created from part of Fremont County

26 January 1915 -- Teton County created from parts of Bingham, Fremont, and Madison Counties

1 February 1919 -- Clark County created from part of Fremont County

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, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

This list of places in Fremont County, Idaho was compiled from the Lists of Places in Idaho in Wikipedia and from the map of Fremont County in Virtual Earth.

Cities
Ashton | Island Park | Macks Inn | Saint Anthony

Other inhabited places
Big Springs | Box Canyon | Chester | Drummond | Eccles | Egin | France | Gerrit | Grainville | Heman | Jenkins Will | Lake | Lamont | Last Chance } Last Chance Resort | Marysville | Newdale | Parker | Pineview | Ponds Resort | Pyke | Squirrel | Staley Springs | Teton | Trude | Twin Groves | Warm River | Wilford | Yellowstone National Park

Neighboring Counties
Clark | Jefferson | Madison | Teton | Beaverhead County, Montana | Gallatin County, Montana | Madison County, Montana | Teton County, Wyoming

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Fremont 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 St. Anthony.

Cemeteries
The following cemeteries of Fremont County have been identified and some of their records located. When multiple transcriptions are listed, they may contain discrepant information. The transcriptions may have been made at different times and by different people. Some names may have been mis-read. Some gravestones may have been missed. All transcriptions available for each cemetery should be checked.

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 Fremont 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. An entire set of the local LDS membership records are also available at BYU-Idaho Library and the Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center.

Maps

 * An 1895 map of Fremont and surrounding counties is available online.
 * A digital Fremont County Idaho map is available online.
 * Map of Fremont County, Idaho is available online.

Military
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Fremont County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their microfilm numbers 1452214 and 1452215) 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.

Miscellaneous Series
Often overlooked by the genealogist, this group of volumes may contain affidavits for citizenship, final disposition of estates, divorce decrees, and many other types of valuable documents. The content varies from county to county, year to year and from clerk to clerk. When the estate case files, civil or criminal files are not available or have been destroyed, you may find key documents recorded here. Most counties will have an index to this series and it is a must search if the information you are seeking is not found elsewhere.

Current

 * Standard Journal

Birth
The Birth Registers for Fremont County, 1907-1911 have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Fremont County are included in and recorded at the state level. These records are restricted for a period of one hundred years from the time of the individual's birth but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under the subject Idaho for more details.

Marriage
All of the early marriage records for Fremont County have been microfilmed and are available at the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library in Boise (PARL), the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and the BYU-Idaho Library in Rexburg. Included are:

•Marriage Records Books, 1893-1948 •Index to Marriage Records, •Marriage Register, 1907-1956.

Marriages from other sources. Over 4,900 marriages for Fremont County residents from 1893-1956, are available on the Western States Marriage Index

Death
The Death Register for Fremont County, 1907-1911, has been microfilmed and is available at the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. After 1911, deaths occuring in Fremont County are included in the state-wide registration program. These records are restricted for a period of fifty years from the time of the individual's death but can be obtained by following the guidelines as mandated by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under Idaho for details.

Copies of death certificates from 1911-1954 are on microfilm and can be used at the Idaho State Historical Society (PARL) Library in Boise, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and several other locations.

A state-wide index to Idaho Deaths, 1911-1956 is available online. Efforts to expand this index to 1960 are underway. Another version is Idaho Death Index 1911-1956

Deaths from other sources
A significant source of death and related information for eastern Idaho families can be found at the following website Eastern Idaho Death Index.

Societies and Libraries
Many public libraries provide internet access to sites of value to the family historian. Some have special collections of historical and cultural interest, as well. The following libraries may have some resources of value, but use of some or all of them may require a visit to the library.


 * Fremont County District Library 925 Main Ashton, ID 83420 Phone: (208) 652-7280 Website
 * Hess Heritage Museum‎ 3411 East 1200 North, Ashton, ID 83420 (208) 652-7353‎ Website

Web Sites

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