Bancroft, Idaho

United States Idaho  Caribou County  Bancroft

City Hall
Bancroft Clerks P.O. Box 39 Bancroft, Idaho 83217 (208) 648-7648

Current
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

311 South Main Street

Bancroft, ID 83217

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 Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers. Records of the Bancroft Ward (1907-1948) (found under Bannock County) are included.

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

Newspapers
Copies of a Bancroft newspaper entitled the Bancroft Standard for 28 Jan. 1933 through 28 Dec. 1934 are in the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

The North Gem Journal was a weekly newspaper published in Bancroft. It was advertised as a "supplement to the Soda Springs Sun." Copies for 1 May 1847 through 18 May 1948 (at which time its publication was suspended) are available online at Ancestry.com ($).