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Census
The area now known as Gem County was first part of Boise County (1863). When Ada County was formed in 1864, it included portions of what are now Gem and Canyon Counties. When Canyon County was formed in 1891 it included a portion that later became southern Gem County. Gem County as we know it today was created March 1915 from Canyon County and Boise County. (see Book 1, page 33 map showing old Boise/Canyon county line and Westview Mining District (Pearl). The map was filed in Canyon County Oct. 27, 1897, and certified Nov. 11, 1915 when we became Gem County.)
1870 Ada Co. census
1880 & 1900 census at ISU
1870 & 1880 non-population census
1930 Gross & Pearl precincts
1940 census, after Apr. 2, 2012
1940 enumeration district maps - Once there
select the "State", and go to "County" and then click on "Get ED Map Images" and you will get the entire county.Since 1940 indexes are works in progress, you will have to find your ancestors by the district in which they were counted.
Census Finder
US-Census.org
Homestead Records
Government Land Office records: Patents (homesteads, cash sale and livestock) & maps -
GLO Records
Marriage Records
BYUI Western States Marriage Index
Death Records
Index for on-site records
Death Records Index 1911 - 1951 (US GenWeb Archives)
Boise County newspaper death notices (Gem Co. was originally part of Boise Co.)
Find A Grave
SS Death Index
VA Gravesite Locator
Legacy Obituary Finder
Other Aids & Projects
Rootsweb messageboard
Rootsweb Resources: Idaho
Family Group Sheet Project
Family Search includes 1880 census transcription, extracted marriage records, submitted family sheets, new wiki
GenForum messageboards
Cousin Connect
Cyndi's List
We Relate wiki
Migrations
Civil War Records
Geography, Geology and Map Links
1895 Atlas
Idaho State University Digital Atlas
Idaho Geological Survey
USGS index of Geographic Names
Gem County Maps (present-day)
Mindat
Idaho Department of Lands, Gem Guide
Trapper Journals
Fur trappers passed through here as early as 1818 and Ross explored Squaw Creek in 1824 -
Alexander Ross' Journal, 1824
John Work's Journal, 1830-31
Oregon Trail
The Goodale North Oregon Trail variant passed through Gem County -
"Goodale North" Oregon Trail Variant
ISU Trail Archives (includes journals)
OT at National Park Service
Oregon-California Trail Assoc.
Covered Wagon History
Railroad
"The New Railroad Reaches Emmett" at US GenWeb Archives, Gem Co. Thunder Mountain Line
Civilian Conservation Corps
There were five camps in Gem County
CCC crew working at Black Canyon Dam
Idaho PTV transcript
CCC Legacy
other links
Census Quick Facts
Gem County - Idaho Government
Gem County Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Post Offices
Idaho State Historical Society
Council Valley Museum including newspaper abstracts from 1877 to 1950
ITD Historic Markers
History of the Payette River
Updated 4 January 2012
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