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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history. The Silver Valley is famous nationwide for the vast amounts of silver, lead, and zinc mined from it.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1864 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1866 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1907 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 722
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| 1880 | 469
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| 1890 | 5,382
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| 1900 | 11,950
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| 1910 | 13,963
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| 1920 | 14,250
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| 1930 | 19,060
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| 1940 | 21,230
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| 1950 | 22,806
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| 1960 | 20,876
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| 1970 | 19,718
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| 1980 | 19,226
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| 1990 | 13,931
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~idshosho/
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