Bonner County, Idaho Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Bonner County was created 21 February 1907 from Kootenai County. Named for Edwin L. Bonner who established a ferry on the Kootenai River near present day Bonners Ferry.

Its county seat is Sandpoint.

Neighboring Counties
Boundary | Kootenai | Shoshone | Pend Oreille County, Washington | Lincoln County, Montana

Resources
Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Bonner 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 Sandpoint.

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

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