Owyhee County, Idaho Genealogy

Owyhee County Idaho was an original county of Idaho Territory. It was formed 31 December 1863, with Ruby City as its county seat. The county seat was moved to Silver City in 1867 and then in 1934 to its current seat of government -- Murphy, located near the middle of the northern edge of the county.

It is a very rural county, noted mostly for mining, ranching, and farming. It is the second largest county in land area in Idaho, but has only slightly more than 10,000 residents.

Important Web Sites:

Official County Web Site -- in progress

USGenWeb --  http://www.rootsweb.com/~idowyhee/