Elmore County, Idaho Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Elmore County, Idaho was created 7 February 1889 from Ada and Alturas Counties. Named for Ida Elmore mines, the area's greatest silver and gold producer in 1860s.

Its county seat is Mountain Home.

The Oregon Trail crossed the Snake River near Glenns Ferry

Cities
Glenns Ferry | Mountain Home

Unincorporated Communities
Alturas City | Atlanta | Castle Rocks | Chalk Cut | Cleft | Dixie | Emigrant Crossing | Featherville | Hammett | King Hill | Mayfield | Paradise Hot Springs | Pine | Prairie | Reclamation Village | Reverse | Rocky Bar | Sebree | Spanish Town | Steamboat Rock | Stout Crossing

Neighboring Counties
Ada | Blaine | Boise | Camas | Gooding | Owyhee | Twin Falls

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

Genealogy and History Websites
The Elmore County ID GenWeb Project, a member of The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.

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