Emmett, Gem County, Idaho Genealogy

City Hall
http://www.cityofemmett.org/ Emmett City Hall 501 E. Main Street Emmett, Idaho 83617 Phone: (208) 365-6050 Fax:(208) 365-3064

Current
There are seven wards and one branch in Emmett. For listing of meeting times and places go to this website. Fill in Emmett, Idaho.

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 FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City or at its FamilySearch Centers. Records of the (1902-1945) as well as records of the Emmett 1st and 2nd wards (1946-1948) are in this collection. These Emmett Ward records are also available on microfilm at the Emmett FamilySearch Center 980 W Idaho Blvd  Emmett, ID

Current
St. Mary's Episcopal Church‎ 219 E 1st St Emmett, ID 83617-2903

(208) 365-2309

Historical
The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed the records of the (1881-1996) in Emmett that are found in the Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello, Idaho. Copies of these records are available for viewing at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its FamilySearch Centers.

Current
Sacred Heart Catholic Church:‎ 211 E 1st St Emmett, ID 83617-2903

(208) 365-4320

Historical
Records of the (1928-1965) have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah from records held in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its FamilySearch Centers.

Historical
The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed the records the monthly meetins (1973-1983) which originally records are found in the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. These films can be viewed at the Library in Salt Lake City or in any of its FamilySearch Centers.

The James Smithies journal of crossing the plains to Salt Lake City 1846-1847. This manuscript is found at the Emmett FamilySearch Center

Other
For a listing of other churches in Emmett, with their contact information, go to this website.

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

Funeral Homes
Potter Funeral Chapel 228 E Main St Emmett, Idaho 83617 208) 365-4491 http://potterfuneralchapel.com/

Mortuary Records (1910-1956) are on microfilm at the Emmett FSC 980 W Idaho Blvd in Emmett, ID

History
Carl P. Edvelson and Joseph Mylar were among the first permanent settlers in Emmett. Emmett is in the center of the Payette Valley, most of the settlers were engaged in farming. The Payette Valley is a beautiful and fertile valley irrigated from the Payette River. The total population of Emmett Precinct was 2,763 in 1930.

Additional history Emmett, Idaho and the early Latter-day Saint settlers there can be found in: Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941, p. 230.

"The Village That Grew" and "The Valley of Plenty" by Ruth B Lyon in book form at the Emmett Public Library and on microfilm at the Emmett FamilySearch Center at 980 W Idaho Blvd.

"All Along the RIver" microfilm available at the Emmett FamilySearch Center "Settling of Emmett Valley and History of Emmett LDS Ward 1861-1959" by Edith Scott available in book form in both the Emmett Public Library and the Emmett FamilySearch Center

Current
Messenger-Index P.O. Box 577 Emmett, ID 83617 Ph. 208-365-6066 email - ads@messenger-index.com Weekly

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

Emmett examiner -- 1910:4:7-1925:11:5 Emmett index -- 1893:11:4-1957:6:27  Emmett index -- 1901:2:22 Emmett messenger -- 1934:10:11-1957:6:27  Messenger-index -- 1957:7:4-9999

Obituaries
Several volumes of compiled obituaries are found at the Emmett Public Library and also at the Emmett FamilySearch Center 980 W Idaho Blvd  Emmett, ID and also at the Gem County Museum on 1st St