Bear Lake County, Idaho Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Bear Lake County, Idaho was created 5 January 1875 from Oneida County. A part of the county was taken to create Bannock County 6 March 1893.

Its county seat is Paris, Idaho.

Cities
Bloomington | Georgetown | Montpelier | Paris | Saint Charles

Unincorporated Communities
Alton | Bear Lake Hot Springs | Bear Lake Sands | Bennington | Bern | Border | Chausse | Dingle | Fish Haven | Geneva | Giveout | Glencoe | Harer | Lanark | Liberty | Lifton | Lindsayville | Manson | Nounan | Novene | Ovid | Pegram | Raymond | Sharon | Turnpike | Wardboro | Wooleys

Neighboring Counties
Caribou | Franklin | Rich County, Utah | Lincoln County, Wyoming

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Bear Lake 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 Paris.

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


 * 1) Bear Lake County, Idaho cemetery records of the following towns : Bennington, Bern, Dingle, Geneva, Georgetown, Montpelier, Nounan, Pegram, Raymond, Wardboro. Family History Library Film 1321455 Item 4
 * 2) Bear Lake County, Idaho, cemeteries. Phyllis J. Martin.
 * 3) Montpelier Idaho Stake cemeteries (burials). Dorothy H. Mathew, editor and compiler.  Family History Library Film 982442 Item 3
 * 4) Paris Idaho Stake cemeteries (burials). Dorothy H. Matthews, editor and compiler.  Family History Library Film 982442 Item 2
 * 5) Wardboro Cemetery, Bear Lake County, Idaho. Severson, Donna Cain (Main Author).  Family History Library Fiche 6005579 6005579
 * 6) Bear Lake Idaho Family History Center. Montpelier Idaho.  The Center has up to date records of all of the above listed cemeteries.

Genealogy and Historical Websites
The Bear Lake County ID GenWeb Project, a member of IDGenWeb

The IDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.

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