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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 in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,169.[1] and the largest city is Kellogg. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~idshosho/
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