One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists, a great number of indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage license, bond, and certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual marriage documents 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 marriage information that are not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Marriage Information.
The lists below are specific marriage indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Idaho.
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. 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. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: 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 June 2022)
- Ada County Genealogical Records
- Ada County Marriage Records: Marriage License Affidavits and Certificates, 1903-1943, 1945-1949
- Ada County Marriages
- Ada County Marriages
- Ada County, Marriages
- Adams County, Marriage Indexes
- Bannock County, Marriages
- Bear Lake County Vital Records Indexes
- Bear Lake County, Marriage Records
- Bear Lake County, Marriage, Birth, and Divorce Records
- Bingham County, Marriage Records, 1905-1962; Index, 1933-1985
- Blaine County Miscellaneous Vital Records
- Boise County, Marriages
- Bonner County, Marriages
- 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
- Cassia County Marriages
- Cassia County Records, 1879-1989
- Cassia County, Marriages Records, 1907-1981
- Cassia County, Marriages, deeds, water claims and brands
- Clark County Records, 1884-1998
- Clearwater County Marriages 1911-1930
- Custer County Marriages 1879-1915
- Custer County Marriages 1916-1966
- 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, Ashton Marriage Register 1943
- Fremont County, Marriage Records, 1895-1964
- Fremont County, Marysville Marriage Register 1937-1942
- Gem County Records, 1877-1962
- Gem County, Marriage Records, 1881-2000
- Gooding County Records, 1879-1962
- Gooding County, Marriage Records, 1913-1962
- Idaho Church Marriages, 1864-1976
- Idaho County Marriage Index 1860s to Early 1900s
- Idaho Genealogical Records
- Idaho Genealogical Records
- Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961
- Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942
- Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950
- Idaho, Marriage Records, 1947-1966
- Kootenai County Marriages 1800-1910
- Kootenai County, Marriages
- Lemhi County Records, 1868-1964
- Lemhi County, Marriage Records and Certificates of appraisement, 1869-1890
- Lemhi County, Marriage Records, 1887-1961
- LewisCounty, Marriages
- 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, Marriage Records, 1886-1989
- Lincoln County, Marriages
- Madison County Records
- Madison County, Marriage Records, 1936-1964
- Minidoka County Records, 1913-1961
- Minidoka County, Marriage Records, 1913-1962
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Oneida County Index to Marriages
- Owyhee County Marriages
- Owyhee County Marriages 1864-1890
- Payette County Marriage Indexes
- Payette County Marriage Records
- Payette County, Marriages
- Power County, Marriage Records, 1931-1966
- Southern Idaho Early Marriages 1866-1891
- Teton County Records, 1900-1988
- Teton County, Marriage Records, 1937-1988
- 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, Marriage Records, 1907-1962
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Valley County Marriages 1889=1947
- Washington County Marriages
- Washington County Miscellaneous Marriages
- Western States Marriage Index
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