Challis, Custer County, Idaho Genealogy

Geographic location
Challis is located in South-Central Idaho, in Custer County.

City Hall
Challis City Hall 721 Main St Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-2386

Cemeteries
Challis Cemetery - Some records of this cemetery at the Idaho State Archives in Boise; transcriptions of 116 gravestones are available through Find-a-Grave.com website.

Baptist
Mountain Valley Baptist Church 901 Clinic Road, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-5950

Current
Challis Ward HC 63 Box 1794 (Hwy 93) Challis, ID 83226

208-879-4544

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 in Salt Lake City or at its FamilySearch Centers. Older records of the Challis Ward are available.

Episcopal
St Philip Episcopal Church Pleasant Avenue &amp; Pleasant St, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-4384

Roman Catholic
Saint Louise Catholic Church 1285 Pleasant Ave, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 756-2432

Other
Challis Mission Church 1331 Butte Avenue, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-4491

Calvary Outreach Fellowship 501 Main Street, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-2179

Challis Community Church 400 Pleasant Avenue, Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-2700

Jehovah's Witnesses Challis, ID 83226 (208) 879-2233

Directories
The Idaho State Archives has a collection of city, county, state and regional directories.

Funeral Homes
Challis Funeral & Monuments 121 Main St Challis, Idaho 83226 (208) 879-3333

History
In 1873 gold was discovered in the Challis area. Challis was founded by Alvah P. Challis in 1876, who was a surveyor when the town site was laid out. Challis post office was established in 1878. Challis is located in central Idaho along the Salmon River drainage, and next to the beautiful Salmon/Challis National Forest.

Current
Challis Messenger P.O. Box 405 Challis, ID 83226 Ph. 208-879-4445 email - info@challismessenger.com Weekly

Historical
Copies of the following newspapers published in Challis are included in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Challis messenger -- 1912:3:19- present Idaho messenger -- 1886:10:5 Idaho messenger -- 1888:7:10-1889:7:16 Silver messenger -- 1894:7:31 -1912:3:12