Bingham County, Idaho Genealogy

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Bingham County

History
Bingham County History

Parent County
1885--Bingham County, Idaho was created 13 January 1885 from Oneida County. Named for Elisha E. Bingham or Henry H. Bingham. County seat: Blackfoot

Boundary Changes
4 March 1893 -- Fremont County created from part of Bingham and Lemhi Counties

7 February 1911 -- Bonneville County created from part of Bingham County

30 January 1913 -- Power County created from parts of Bingham, Blaine, and Oneida Counties

26 January 1915 -- Teton County created from part ofs Bingham, Fremont, and Madison Counties

6 February 1917 -- Butte County created from part of Bingham 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 Bingham County, Idaho was compiled from the Lists of Places in Idaho in Wikipedia and from the map of Bingham County in Virtual Earth.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Aberdeen | Atomic City | Basalt | Blackfoot | Firth | Shelley


 * Unincorporated Communities: Aberdeen Junction | Aiken | Alridge | Cerro Grande | Clarkson | Coffee Point | Collins | Cox | Fingal | Fort Hall | Fullmer | Gay | Gibson | Goshen | Goshen Junction | Grandview | Groveland | Havens | Jamestown | Kimball | Liberty | McDonaldville | Midway | Mitchell | Moreland | Morgan | Olsen | Peterson | Pingree | Rising River | Riverside | Rockford | Rose | Rouse | Springfield | Sterling | Taber | Thomas | Thomas Junction | Trailton | Wapello | Wolverine | Woodville


 * Indian Reservations: Fort Hall Indian Reservation

Neighboring Counties
Bannock | Blaine | Bonneville | Butte | Caribou | Jefferson | Power

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension and vital records for Bingham County have been microfilmed and/or digitzed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at the Idaho State Historical Society's Library in Boise. Details of the county records in the Family Hitory Library can be obtained from their online catalog or listings. Original records which have been microfilmed or imaged, and more recent records are in the county courthouse in Blackfoot. A considerable amount of inactive records have been transferred to the Idaho State Historical Society in Boise.

Cemeteries
The following cemeteries of Bingham 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.

LDS Cemetery Records US Vol. 5 page 165 - Just Cemetery

See also Eastern Idaho Death Index.


 * Aberdeen Cemetery East on East Central Street, go about 1/4 mile on south side of road Findagrave.com
 * Basalt Cemetery West of Basalt on the west side of Highway 91 between Firth and Shelley Findagrave.com
 * Firth Cemetery former called Dye Cemetery Take Highway 91 out of Blackfoot going north, at the Firth Mill turn right across the railroad tracks and stay on that road until it dead ends into the cemetery. Findagrave.com
 * Fort Hall Mission Church Cemetery Fort Hall Findagrave.com
 * Gibson Cemetery Between Blackfoot and Fort Hall on Indian reservation Findagrave.com
 * Good Shepherd Cemetery Fort Hall Findagrave.com
 * Goshen Cemetery 1/2 mile East of town of Goshen on Goshen Road Findagrave.com
 * Grove City Cemetery 1 Willow Drive, Blackfoot, Idaho Findagrave.com
 * Groveland Cemetery NW of Groveland on Porterville Road Findagrave.com
 * Hillcrest Cemetery aka Shelley Cemetery Go to Baseline Road south of Shelly, turn right across railroad tracks. About a mile from Hwy 91 (1200 North) on the right side of the road. Findagrave.com
 * Homestead Cemetery About 3 miles SW of Aberdeen Findagrave.com
 * Just Cemetery (Private Family) Hwy 91 N out of Blackfoot to Wolverine Road. Turn right (East). Follow this road to Reid Road (South). Reid Road makes a right turn and the cemetery will be on the right up on a hill. Findagrave.com
 * Moreland Cemetery NW of Moreland on Parks Road Findagrave.com
 * Riverside-Thomas Cemetery aka Thomas Riverside Cemetery Take Hwy 39 out of Blackfoot past Riverside. After you pass the Snake River High School on the right, the cemetery is almost immediately on the left side of the road. Findagrave.com
 * Riverview Cemetery From Hwy 91/Yellowstone Hwy go to N end of Firth to Firth Road. Cross the river and turn right at the first road which should be N 550 E. Findagrave.com
 * Ross Fork Cemetery Fort Hall Findagrave.com
 * Sand Hill Fort Hall Findagrave.com
 * Shelley Cemetery see Hillcrest Cemetery
 * Southeast Idaho Crematory Blackfoot Findagrave.com
 * Springfield-Sterling Cemetery aka Sterling Cemetery About 1/2 mile East of Springfield, on Highway 39. Findagrave.com
 * State Hospital South Cemetery In Blackfoot, Idaho on Cromwell Lane past the ball field on the left. Findagrave.com
 * Sterling Cemetery see Springfield-Sterling Cemetery
 * Thomas Riverside Cemetery see Riverside Thomas Cemetery

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

A school census from 1898 to 1913 is located in the basement storage area at the Bingham County Courthouse. It includes a list of children, ages and name of parents. Contact the County Clerk for details.

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 Bingham 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.

Maps

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

Military
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Bingham County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their microfilm numbers 1452108 and 1452109) 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.

Naturalization
Some but not all of the original naturalization records of Bingham County have been transferred to the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise. Those in the Society's Library have been indexed in their Index to Naturalizations.

Current

 * Shelley Pioneer
 * The Morning News (1891 called Idaho News; 1892 called Blackfoot News) Blackfoot Public Library offers access to historic editions of this news paper on microfilm through interlibrary loan. Blackfoot Public Library will also perform brief searches for and $.10 per copy fee.

Pension Records
Mothers' Pensions were provided by the State of Idaho for widows and/or orphans, under certain conditions. Petitions for those pensions were filed with the probate court in each county. The original papers for several counties have been transferred to the Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library (PARL) in Boise. Those at PARL have been indexed. Bingham County Mothers' Pensions are included in that index.

Probate
The original estate case files are located in the basement vault of the County Clerk's Office and date from 1885. They are still in their original metal drawers and have to be carefully unfolded to use. Be sure to use the Index to Probate Records (also in the basement vault) for a detailed listing of actions taken by the Probate Court. Some of the probate minute books (sometimes called proceedings) have been transferred to the State Archives.

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

Birth:
The Birth Registers for Bingham 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 Bingham 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.

Marriages:
6,451 marriages from 8 Jan 1885 to 6 Nov 1949 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index (website).

Deaths:
The Death Registers for Bingham 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. After 1911, deaths occuring in Bingham County are included in the state wide registration program operated by the State. 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 issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under Idaho for details.

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.

Web Sites

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