Welcome to the Great State of Idaho!
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This is a website for sharing historical and genealogical information about the state of Idaho. I would be very happy to link to any website you have which deals with these subjects. Any topic is acceptable as long as it deals with Idaho's history or genealogy.
The American history and Genealogy Project (AHGP) is an unincorporated, not-for-profit network of independent sites devoted to History and Genealogy and covering North American Countries and Territories. For more information about our group, including how you can join us, please see AHGP About Page. ~ Sharon McConnel ("McConnel Homesteads, in Canyon and Valley Counties).
The first Europeans to enter what is now Idaho are believed to be Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Lewis, enroute to the Pacific Ocean. Their expedition crossed the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass in 1805. Finding the Salmon River to rough for passage, they eventually crossed the state by way of the Lolo Pass and the Clearwater River. (See Discovering Lewis & Clark, Lewis & Clark at Nat'l Park Service and Trailblazers)
In 1836 Henry H. Spaulding and his wife established a Nez Perce Indian mission near Lapwai (now Nez Perce County). Eliza Spaulding and Narcissa Whitman were the first European women to cross the Continental Divide.
In 1843 the first Oregon Trail immigrants passed through southern Idaho. (See Oregon-California Trails Assoc. and Oregon Trail at Nat'l Park Service.)
Idaho Territory was created on July 4, 1863, at Lewiston. Parts of the present-day state were included in the Oregon, Washington, and Dakota Territories. The new territory included present-day Idaho, Montana, and most of Wyoming. Idaho became the 43rd state on July 3, 1890.
More Idaho History Links
Resources at accessgenealogy
More History of Idaho at State of Idaho site
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| County | Date Formed | Original County | Coordinator |
| Ada Historic Postal Records Photo Album |
December 22, 1864 | Boise | |
| Adams | March 3, 1911 | Washington | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Alturas | 1864-1895 | Original County | Judy White |
| Bannock | March 6, 1893 | Bingham | Judy White |
| Bear Lake | January 5, 1875 | Oneida | |
| Benewah | January 23, 1915 | Kootenai | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Bingham | January 13, 1885 | Oneida | |
| Blaine | March 5, 1895 | Alturas | Judy White |
| Boise Historic Postal Records |
February 4, 1864 | Original County | |
| Bonner | February 21, 1907 | Kootenai | Judy White |
| Bonneville | February 7, 1911 | Bingham | |
| Boundary | January 23, 1915 | Bonner | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Butte | February 6, 1917 | Bingham, Blaine, Jefferson | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Camas | February 6, 1917 | Blaine | Chris Storey |
| Canyon Historic Postal Records |
March 7, 1891 | Ada | |
| Caribou | February 11, 1919 | Bannock | |
| Cassia | February 29, 1879 | Owyhee | Chris Storey |
| Clark | February 1, 1919 | Fremont | Michael G. Shaw |
| Clearwater | February 27, 1911 | Nez Perce | |
| Custer | January 8, 1881 | Alturas and Lemhi | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Elmore | February 7, 1889 | Alturas | |
| Franklin | January 20, 1913 | Oneida | |
| Fremont | March 4, 1893 | Bingham | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Gem | March 15, 1915 | Boise and Canyon | Sharon McConnel |
| Gooding | January 28, 1913 | Lincoln | Coy Jones |
| Idaho | February 4, 1864 | Original County | |
| Jefferson | February 18, 1913 | Fremont | |
| Jerome | February 8, 1919 | Gooding and Lincoln | Chris Storey |
| Kootenai | December 22, 1864 | Nez Perce | Judy White |
| Latah | May 14, 1888 | Nez Perce | |
| Lemhi | January 9, 1869 | Idaho | |
| Lewis | March 30, 1911 | Nez Perce | |
| Lincoln | March 18, 1913 | Alturas and Blaine | Chris Storey |
| Madison | February 18, 1913 | Fremont | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Minidoka | January 26, 1913 | Lincoln | Chris Storey |
| Nez Perce | February 4, 1864 | Original County | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Oneida | January 22, 1864 | Original County | |
| Owyhee | December 31, 1863 | Original County | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Payette Historic Postal Records Photo Album |
February 28, 1917 | Canyon | |
| Power | January 30, 1913 | Bingham, Blaine, Oneida | |
| Shoshone | February 4, 1864 | Original County | Sharon McConnel, temporary |
| Teton | January 26, 1915 | Madison | |
| Twin Falls | February 21, 1907 | Cassia | Chris Storey |
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Valley Back Country History Project |
February 26, 1907 | Idaho and Boise | Sharon McConnel |
| Washington Historic Postal Records |
February 20, 1879 | Boise |
Indian Reservations
| Coeur d'Alene Reservation | Duck Valley Reservation |
| Fort Hall Reservation | Nez Perce Reservation |
| Kootenai Tribe (Boundary County) | |
| Indian Tribes of Idaho | |
Updated 15 April 2013 ~ Updates
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