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Guide to '''Gooding County Idaho genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
== County Courthouse ==
[http://www.idaho.gov/aboutidaho/county/gooding.html Gooding County Courthouse]<br>624 Main Street, PO Box 417<br>Gooding, ID 83330-0417<br>Phone: (208) 934-4221 or 4841<br>Fax: (208) 934-4408<br><br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1913. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Gooding, Idaho page 178, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
== Quick Facts ==
{{Wikipedia|Gooding County, Idaho}}
==== Parent County ====
'''28 January 1913:''' Gooding County, [[Idaho|Idaho]] was created from [[Lincoln County, Idaho|Lincoln]] County. <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
==== Boundary Changes ====
'''8 February 1919:''' [[Jerome County, Idaho|Jerome County]] created from parts of Gooding and Lincoln Counties
==== Record Loss ====
== Places/Localities ==
{{Gooding County, Idaho}} The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.
This list of places in Gooding County, Idaho was compiled from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_places_in_Idaho Lists of Places in Idaho] in Wikipedia and from the map of Gooding County in [http://maps.live.com/ Virtual Earth].
== Resources ==
The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to {{PAGENAME}} entries with names, images, or information.
{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|Idaho,Gooding|place|disp={{PAGENAME}}}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see [[Gooding County, Idaho#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives and Libraries]].}}
<br> Many of the older court, land, naturalization, probate, pension, and vital records for Gooding County have been microfilmed and are available at the {{FHL|Idaho%2C+Gooding|subject|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City and through their family history centers. They are also available at the [http://history.idaho.gov/ Idaho State Archives] in Boise. Details of the county records in these respective institutions can be obtained from their online catalogs or listings. Original records which have been microfilmed and more recent records are in the county courthouse in Gooding<ref>Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Number 10, ''Counties and County Seats'', Reissued July, 1991.</ref>.
=== Cemeteries ===
{{RAOGKcemetery}}There are many cemeteries in Gooding County. For a list of those that have been identified, and links to transcriptions and/or photographs of tombstones, go to [[Gooding County, Idaho Cemetery Records|Gooding County, Idaho Cemetery Records]].
For the cemeteries in or immediately adjacent to the cities, please see the city pages for the cities listed above.
=== Census ===
<br> For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see [[Idaho Census|Idaho Census Records]]. <br>For a summary of census records for the state of Idaho, see [[Idaho Census|Idaho Census Records]].
The 1890 federal census for Idaho was destroyed. However, the Idaho State Archives is creating a list of [http://history.idaho.gov/1890_census.html 1890 Idaho residents] by indexing a variety of records, 1885-1894. This reconstructed list will substitute for the destroyed 1890 federal census. Shoshone County is included in this reconstructed census.
=== Church ===
===== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) =====
*List of [[Gooding County, Idaho LDS Church Stakes and Wards|Gooding County stakes and wards]] to about 1948.
*The following are local congregations (wards) which existed in Gooding County, Idaho prior to 1950.
**For original or later records, check with the [[Church History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
**Many of the records to about 1948 are available at the [[Family History Library|FamilySearch Library]] in Salt Lake City and at its [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers].
'''Stakes:''' [[Blaine Stake, Idaho LDS Church Wards and Branches|'''Blaine Stake, Idaho''']]
*Gooding
*Hagerman
*Wendell
=== County Commissioners' Minutes ===
The [[Idaho County Commissioners' Records|minute books of the County Commissioners]] contain interesting tidbits of history about the county as well as the names of individuals appealing to the County Commissioners for action on issues of concern to them. Minutes of those meetings were recorded from the formation of the county, for most counties. Some counties now post the minutes of current meetings online.
Most of these records have been preserved in the county courthouses of the State of Idaho. Few have been microfilmed. Contact the county clerk for information about years covered and availability.
=== Court Records ===
Some of the early court records of Gooding County, Idaho have been microfilmed and are available at the [http://history.idaho.gov/County_Records_ISHS_microfilm.pdf Idaho State Archives] in Boise, Idaho. The records filmed include civil suits, divorce papers, judgment dockets, etc. Copies of these microfilmed court records are also available at the {{FHL|652196|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City, Utah or at any of the Library's [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers.] Additional court records and more recent records are housed at the Gooding County courthouse in Gooding, Idaho, and can be accessed by making a visit there.
Some of the records of the courts of Gooding County that have been microfilmed include:
===== <u>'''Judgment Books'''</u> =====
*Judgments, 1913-1931; general index, 1913-1940
See also the Miscellaneous Series for Gooding County.
=== History ===
The [http://goodingcountyhistoricalsociety.shutterfly.com/ Gooding County Historical Society] has a brief history at their website, as does the official [http://goodingcounty.org/ Gooding County] website.
[http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat.org] is an excellent resource for locating published and archival materials on the history of Gooding County. Works include:
*Settlement of Oregon and western Idaho by Utah pioneers, by Mary N Porter Harris
*Gooding County roots and branches, 1989, by the History Book Committee <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1305672176776_680" />
*Gooding County roots and branches : pictorial 1990, by History Book Committee
*A centennial history of Bliss, Idaho, by Lorna Hobdey Falkner
*Bliss : historical points of interest on Clover Creek, by Lorna Bard
=== Land and Property ===
Land and Property records are generally recorded in the county courthouse of the county in which the transaction took place. For original records of Gooding County, Idaho, one may visit the courthouse in Gooding, Idaho. One might also look at Lincoln County from which Gooding was created in 1911.
It appears that at this time there are no microfilm copies of land and property records from Gooding County at either the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Remember to check Lincoln County for records earlier than 1911.
=== Maps ===
[[Image:Idgooding.jpg|900px|Idgooding.jpg]]
*A digital Gooding County Idaho map is [http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/counties/gooding/gooding.htm available online.<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1273358213040_446" />]
*Map of Gooding County, Idaho is [http://idaho.hometownlocator.com/maps/CountyMap,CFIPS,047,c,Gooding.cfm available online.]
=== Military ===
World War I draft registration cards, 1917-1918, for Gooding County have been microfilmed. Copies of these records are available at the Family History Library (their {{FHL|746974|title-id|disp=microfilm number 1452215}}) and are also [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&path=Idaho.Gooding+County available online] at Ancestry.com, for a subscription fee. The original cards are maintained in the Southeast Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in East Point, Georgia and have been microfilmed by the National Archives as their Microcopy M1509.
=== Miscellaneous Series ===
Often overlooked by the genealogist, this group of volumes '''may''' contain affidavits for citizenship, final disposition of estates, divorce decrees, and many other types of valuable documents. The content varies from county to county, year to year and from clerk to clerk. When the estate case files, civil or criminal files are not available or have been destroyed, you may find key documents recorded here. Most counties will have an index to this series and it is a '''must''' search if the information you are seeking is not found elsewhere.
Both the Idaho State Archives in Boise, Idaho, and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have copies of the miscellaneous record of Gooding County. The originals are held in the Gooding County courthouse in Gooding, Idaho and can be accessed by visiting there. Copies in the [http://history.idaho.gov/County_Records_ISHS_microfilm.pdf Idaho State Archives] are available for viewing in Boise. Those held by the {{FHL|652189|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} can be viewed either at the Library in Salt Lake City or at any of its [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Family History Centers.]
=== Newspapers ===
{{RAOGKobituary}}
The [http://history.idaho.gov/library_collections.html#anchor566425 Idaho State Archives ]in Boise, Idaho has copies of the following Gooding County newspapers which can be viewed by visiting the Archives:
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Enterprise Of Southern Idaho: 1977:5:26-1983:11:3<br>Gooding County Leader: 1969:4:3-1995:12:27<br>Gooding Independent: 1936:1:23-1939:12:28<br>Gooding Leader, 1921: 1921:1:20-1927:6:30<br>Gooding Leader, 1933: 1933:1:5-1975:1:30<br>Hagerman Valley Sun: 1911:06:16<br>Hub City Irrigationist: 1909:4:15-1912:6:14<br>Hub City Voice: 1974:12:18-1975:8:28<br>Idaho Leader: 1908:12:23-1921:1:13<br>Idaho Leader: 1909:6:11, 11:12<br>Wendell Irrigationist: 1912:8:9-1970:6:25
=== Probate ===
Existing original probate records of Gooding County should be found at the Gooding County courthouse located in Gooding. These can be viewed by visiting the courthouse.
The [http://history.idaho.gov/County_Records_ISHS_microfilm.pdf Idaho State Archives] has microfilmed some of the earlier probate records of Gooding County, and these can be viewed by visiting their Archives in Boise, Idaho.
=== Taxation ===
Any existing tax assessment rolls for Gooding County should be in the courthouse in Gooding and would need to be accessed by visiting there.
=== Vital Records ===
===== Birth =====
Birth records, 1911 to present, for individuals born in Gooding County area are included in and recorded at the state level. These records are restricted for a period of one hundred years from the time of the individual's birth but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the [[Idaho Vital Records|Vital Records]] section under the subject Idaho for more details.
There are 134 Gooding County Idaho births/christenings in this database--[[Idaho Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Idaho births]].
===== Marriage =====
Nearly 1500 marriages, 1913-1938, are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
Gooding County marriages from 1913-1933 have been microfilmed and are available at the {{FHL|727045|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake or in any of its affiliate [https://www.familysearch.org/locations family history centers.]
===== Death =====
After 1911, deaths occurring in Gooding County are included in the state-wide registration program. These records are restricted for a period of fifty years from the time of the individual's death but can be obtained by following the guidelines as issued by the State of Idaho. See the Vital Records section under Idaho for details.
Copies of death certificates from 1911-1954 are on microfilm and can be used at the Idaho State Archives, the Family History Library, BYU-Idaho University Library in Rexburg and several other locations.
A state-wide index to Idaho Deaths, 1911-1956 is [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Death/searchForm.cfm available online]. Efforts to expand this index to 1960 are underway. Another version is the US Genweb Idaho Death Index 1911-1956.
Curtesy of the [http://goodingcountyhistoricalsociety.shutterfly.com/obituariesforgoodingcounty Gooding County Historical Society]: Obiturary Index for 1946, 1947, 1980-2011
== Societies and Libraries ==
Many public libraries provide internet access to sites of value to the family historian. Some have special collections of historical and cultural interest, as well. The following libraries may have some resources of value, but use of some or all of them may require a visit to the library.
*Gooding Public Library<br>306 Fifth Ave W<br>Gooding, ID 83330<br>Phone: (208) 934-4089<br>[http://gooding.lili.org/ Website]
*Hagerman Public Library<br>290 S State St<br>Hagerman, ID 83332<br>Phone: (208) 837-6520<br>[http://hagerman.lili.org/ Website]
*Sherburn Smith Memorial Library<br>375 1st Ave E<br>Wendell, ID 83355<br>Phone: (208) 536-6195
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*[http://goodingcountyhistoricalsociety.shutterfly.com/ Gooding County Historical Society]
*Hagerman Valley Historical<br>100 North State Street, Hagerman, ID 83332<br>(208) 837-6288
*Gooding County Historical Museum<br>Euskadi Ln, Gooding, ID 83330<br>(208) 934-5135
==== Family History Centers<br> ====
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
== Web Sites ==
*[http://gooding.genwebsite.org/ The Gooding County Idaho GenWeb Project], a member of [[IDGenWeb|The IDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]
*{{FHL|Idaho%2C+Gooding|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ID/Gooding/ Gooding County, Idaho Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
== References ==
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[[Category:Gooding_County,_Idaho]]