Elmore County
was established February 7, 1889 with its county seat at Rocky Bar. The
county was named for the Ida Elmore mines, the area's greatest silver
and gold producer of the 1860's. The Oregon Trail crossed the Snake River
at Three Island Crossing near Glenns Ferry. A station on the overland
stage route, originally named Rattlesnake, was moved to the railroad line
and became Mountain Home. 4 February 1891 the county seat was moved to
Mountain Home. Communities in Elmore County include: Atlanta, Featherville,
Glenns Ferry, Hammett, King Hill, Mountain Home, and Rocky Bar. Elmore
county is home to three of Idaho's major reservoirs; Lucky Peak, Anderson
Ranch, and Arrowrock and is also home to Idaho's only major military installation,
Mountain Home Air Force Base.
Elmore
County is surrounded by Boise County
on the north; Blaine County,
Camas County, Gooding
County and Twin
Falls County on the east; Owyhee
County on the south; and Ada County
on the west. Elmore County was formed from now-defunct Alturas County.
| WHAT'S NEW? | Easily determine what has been added to this site since your last visit. |
| ARCHIVES | Visit either the US GenWeb Archives, or the Idaho GenWeb Archives |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | A suggested reading list for Elmore County history. |
| BIOGRAPHIES | Under development |
| CEMETERIES | Coming soon. We need more Elmore County cemetery transcriptions. Won't you help? |
| CENSUS RECORDS | Under development |
| CHURCHES | A list of Elmore County churches, along with contact info. |
| DEATHS | Coming soon. |
| FUNERAL MEMORIAL CARDS | An additional birth and death source, courtesy of Theresa Harding |
| MAILING LIST | To subscribe to the Elmore County mailing list |
| MAPS | All kinds of helpful maps to aid your research. |
| MILITARY RECORDS | Contains alot of great information along with soldier biographies. |
| MOUNTAIN HOME AF BASE | A little information about Idaho's only major military installation. |
| OBITUARIES | This is just a beginning. Please feel free to submit any family obits that you may have for posting. |
| OREGON TRAIL | The Oregon Trail crosses through Elmore County. Further info will be coming soon. |
| PHOTOS | Under development. Please send your Elmore County photos in for posting. |
| QUERIES | Post all Elmore County-related queries on the Rootsweb Boards. |
| RED CROSS | A history of the Red Cross in Elmore County |
| RESOURCES | Where to write for records |
| ROCKY BAR MURDERS | |
| TIMELINE OF IDAHO HISTORY | A timeline is sometimes helpful in determing where your ancestor was at a given time. |
| TOWNS AND VILLAGES | From the USGS Geographic Names Information System |
| WILLS AND PROBATE INDICES | Prepared by W. David Samuelson at Sampubco. |
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