Bannock County, Idaho Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Bannock County, Idaho

History
Bannock County was named for the Bannock Indians who reside in the area. The county seat is Pocatello.

Parent County
Bannock County, Idaho was created 6 March 1893 from Bingham County, Idaho.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Arimo | Chubbuck | Downey | Inkom | Lava Hot Springs | McCammon | Pocatello

Some of the other inhabited places in Bannock County include Cambridge, Robin, Swan Lake, and Virginia.

Neighboring Counties
Bingham | Caribou | Franklin | Oneida | Power

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Bannock County have been microfilmed 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 these respective institutions can be obtained from their online catalogs or listings. Original records of those which have been microfilmed and of more recent records are in the county courthouse in Pocatello.

Cemeteries
There are a number of cemeteries in Bannock County. Those that have been identified are listed below, with their location and any links to abstracts of their records.

The tombstones in several of these cemeteries have been photographed and are available online at a web site entitled Cemeteries of Bannock County Idaho

Local Histories
Saunders, Arthur C. The History of Bannock County, Idaho. Pocatello: The Tribune Company, 1915

The History of Bannock County, Idaho: 1893-1993.

Newspapers
Newspapers have been published in several of the cities and towns of Bannock County for varying time periods. Copies of some issues are held by the Idaho State Historical Society Library in Boise. They have compiled a list by towns within the state. Bannock County towns represented in this collection include Pocatello, Aberdeen, Alameda, Downey, Lava Hot Springs, and McCammon.

Societies and Libraries
Bannock County Historical Society 105 S. Garfield Pocatello, ID 83201

Idaho State University Department of Special Collections and University Archives Manuscript Collection 850 S. 9th Ave. Pocatello, ID 83209

South Bannock County Historical Center 110 East Main Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246

Web Sites

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