One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see:
- 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
- 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
- 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information
The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Idaho.
Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)
Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
General U.S.
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
Idaho
- Ada County Births
- Ada County Genealogical Records
- Ada County Marriages
- Ada County Marriages
- Ada County Marriage Records : Marriage License Affidavits and Certificates, 1903-1943, 1945-1949
- Ada County, Divorce Records, 1947-1963
- Bear Lake County Vital Records Indexes
- Bear Lake County, Birth Records, 1907-1911
- Bear Lake County, Death Records, 1907-1923
- Bear Lake County, Marriage Records
- Bear Lake County, Marriage, Birth, and Divorce Records
- Bingham County, Birth Records, 1909-1911
- Bingham County, Death Records, 1909-1951
- Bingham County, Marriage Records, 1905-1962; Index, 1933-1985
- Blaine County Miscellaneous Vital Records
- Bonner County Deaths
- Bonneville County Records, 1867-2012
- Bonneville County, Marriage Records, 1911-2010
- Boundary County Marriages 1913-1931
- Boundary County Vital Records Indexes
- Butte County Records, 1882-1970
- Butte County, Marriage Records, 1917-1971
- Canyon County Death Search
- Cassia County Births
- Cassia County Deaths
- Cassia County Marriages
- Cassia County Records, 1879-1989
- Cassia County, Coroner's Inquests
- Cassia County, Marriages Records, 1907-1981
- Cassia County, Marriages, deeds, water claims and brands
- Cassia County, Probate Court Record Book, 1879-1884
- Clark County Records, 1884-1998
- Clearwater County Marriages 1911-1930
- Custer County Index to Death Certificates 1973-1985
- Custer County Marriages 1879-1915
- Custer County Marriages 1916-1966
- Eastern Idaho Births, 1977 to 1992
- Eastern Idaho Death and Obituary Index
- Eastern Idaho Marriage Licenses, 1981-1985
- Eastern Idaho Weddings, 1982-1992
- Elmore County Records, 1889-1972
- Elmore County, Marriage Records
- Franklin County, Marriage Index, 1965-2010
- Fremont County, Marriage Records, 1895-1964
- Fremont County, Ashton Marriage Register 1943
- Fremont County, Marysville Marriage Register 1937-1942
- Gem County Records, 1877-1962
- Gem County, Marriage Records, 1881-2000
- Gooding County Death Index
- Gooding County Records, 1879-1962
- Gooding County, Marriage Records, 1913-1962
- Idaho Births and Christenings, 1856-1965
- Idaho Church Marriages, 1864-1976
- Idaho County Births
- Idaho County Marriage Index 1860s to Early 1900s
- Idaho County Mortality Schedules 1870, 1880
- Idaho Death Certificates, 1890-1960
- Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937
- Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961
- Idaho Death Records, 1961-1966
- Idaho Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965
- Idaho Falls Birthdays, from Post Register 1884-1992
- Idaho Federal Census Mortality Schedules 1880
- Idaho Genealogical Records
- Idaho Genealogical Records
- Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961
- Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942
- Idaho State Death Index 1911-1951
- Idaho State Death Records Index, 1911-1951
- Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911
- Idaho, Births and Christenings, 1856-1965
- Idaho, County Birth and Death Records, 1883-1929
- Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950
- Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937
- Idaho, Death Records, by cemetery or city, early to 2007
- Idaho, Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965
- Idaho, Marriage Records, 1947-1966
- Kootenai County Marriages 1800-1910
- Lemhi County Death Records
- Lemhi County Records, 1868-1964
- Lemhi County, Marriage Records and Certificates of appraisement, 1869-1890
- Lemhi County, Marriage Records, 1887-1961
- Lincoln County Births
- Lincoln County Deaths
- Lincoln County Marriages
- Lincoln County Records, 1886-1972
- Lincoln County Vital Records, 1886-1972
- Lincoln County, Birth, Marriage and Death quarterly reports, 1907-1945
- Lincoln County, Coroner's Inquests, 1895-1933
- Lincoln County, Marriage Records, 1886-1989
- Madison County Records
- Madison County, Marriage Records, 1936-1964
- Minidoka County Records, 1913-1961
- Minidoka County, Marriage Records, 1913-1962
- Minidoka County, Minidoka, Japanese-Americans in World War II, 1942-1945
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Nez Perce County Births
- Oneida County Index to Marriages
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Owyhee County Births 1865-1872
- Owyhee County Death Records
- Owyhee County Marriages
- Owyhee County Marriages 1864-1890
- Payette County Births
- Payette County Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries
- Payette County Marriage Indexes
- Payette County Marriage Records
- Power County, Marriage Records, 1931-1966
- Southeast Counties Deaths and Transcribed Obituaries, 1864-2007
- Southern Counties Deaths and Obituary Clippings, 1943-2013
- Southern Idaho Early Marriages 1866-1891
- Teton County Records, 1900-1988
- Teton County, Marriage Records, 1937-1988
- Twin Falls County Death Indexes
- Twin Falls County General index to Marriages, 1907-1984; Marriages, 1907-1936; Births, 1907-1920; Deaths, 1907-1920
- Twin Falls County Records, 1906-1988
- Twin Falls County, Death Index, 1907-1920
- Twin Falls County, Marriage Records, 1907-1962
- Valley County Deaths and Obituary Clippings
- Valley County Marriages 1889=1947
- Washington County Births
- Washington County Miscellaneous Marriages
- Western States Marriage Index
Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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