About Idaho Birth Index Records, 1861-1911

Information Available in this Collection

The Idaho Birth Index Records cover a large number of records between 1861 and 1911 and contain over 60,000 Births and typically include the following information:

• Name
• Certificate Year
• Certificate Number
• County
• City of Birth
• Date of Birth
• Father’s Name
• Father’s Year of Birth & Age
• Father’s Birth Place
• Mother’s Name
• Mother’s Year of Birth & Age

Please note the original data does not always provide full information and that that there are fewer records in the earlier years.

This database is an invaluable tool for those researching family history birth records in the state of Idaho.

How to Obtain a Certified Idaho Vital Record (birth, marriage, death and divorce records)

The Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics maintains birth and death records filed from July 1911 to the present, and marriage and divorce records filed from May 1947 to the present. Some counties may have older birth, death, marriage, or divorce records in their files, but County files contain only records of vital events that occurred in that county.

Birth certificates are legally confidential in Idaho for 100 years. Death, stillbirth, marriage, and divorce certificates are legally confidential in Idaho for 50 years. Only immediate family members or their legal representatives may receive copies of these records

For more information please visit Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics  http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/?TabId=82

State Vital Records Office Mailing Address:

Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics

PO Box 83720

Boise, ID83720-0036