Research Links
Census Records
Owyhee County is an original county. The eastern portion was split off in 1879 to create Cassia county, which was later reduced to create Twin Falls (1907) and Power (1913) counties. Twin Falls County borders present-day Owyhee County on the east.
Searchable Indexes at State Historical Society
1880 & 1900 census transcripts by ISU (archived site)
1900 census at familysearch.org (membership required)
1910 census at familysearch.org (membership required)
1920 census at familysearch.org (membership required)
1930 census at familysearch.org (membership required)
1940 FamilySearch.org (membership required)
1940 census images at National Archives
Census Finder
US-Census.org
Homestead Records
Government Land Office records: Patents (homesteads, cash sale and livestock) & maps -
Homestead Records or new GLO site
Marriage Records
BYUI Western States Marriage Index
Death Records
Death Records 1911-1951 at GenWeb archives
1911-1951 Death Records at BYU Special Collections
Find A Grave
VA Gravesite Locator
Idaho Obituary Links
Legacy Obituary Finder
Idaho Press Tribune - Obituaries
Boise Public Library - Obituary Index
Geography and map links
Historic Map Works, includes Metsker Maps
Idaho maps at Digital Commonwealth/Massachusetts Collections Online, includes 1891, 1895, 1897 & 1903 mail routes
Idaho at jhuapl.edu, Ray Sterner, John Hopkins University; includes 1895 Rand McNally map
Idaho State University Digital Atlas
Idaho Geological Survey
USGS index of Geographic Names
Idaho Digital Map Library at US GenWeb Archives
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail in Idaho
The Oregon Trail, Trail Archives (includes journals)
OT at National Park Service
Oregon-California Trail Assoc.
Other Research Aids & Projects
Access Genealogy/Idaho
Cyndi's List
Family Group Sheet Project
Family Search includes 1880 census transcription, extracted marriage records, submitted family sheets, wiki
genealogyinc.com
We Relate wiki
Civil War Records
Owyhee County Vital Records
BYU Idaho, Special Collections
Idaho Military Records Guide at Rootsweb
US GenNet, Idaho History and Genealogy
Other Links
Library of Congress,
Chronicling America. Newspapers include "Owyhee Bullion", The Owyhee Nugget," and "Owyhee Tidal wave" and "Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave;" "The DeLamar Nugget," "Silver City Nugget" and the collection is constantly growing.
The Library of Congress, has over 2700 Photos, Prints & Drawings for Idaho, including 27 for Owyhee County.
Genealogy Guides at FARRIT, Libraries Linking Idaho
Idaho State Historical Society
Owyhee Marginalia
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