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Lemhi County IDGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the Idaho county. It is a member of IDGenWeb, which is a member of USGenWeb®. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Lemhi County ancestors.

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IDGenWeb is a totally volunteer project. We greatly appreciate all our project volunteers. We are especially grateful to past Lemhi County NHGenWeb volunteers Trinity Boss, Alberta Wiederrick, Vikki Gray, Mike St. Clair, and Mitch Ryder.

Are you familiar with the area? Do you have a family tree connection to the area? Please consider contributing your pieces of Lemhi County family history. Corrections, updates, and additions to this site are always welcome. Our combined efforts can make this a great site for all who visit!

County Coordinator: You? Lemhi County IDGenWeb is Available for Adoption. If you are interested in helping, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Co-County Coordinator: YOU? If you have a sincere interest in the genealogy of Lemhi County, and if you are willing to help others along their family history journey, but website maintenance doesn't appeal to you, consider becoming a Co-CC. As Co-CC you would reply to email inquiries, contribute content, monitor the website, .... Contact us to give it a try.

Temporary County Coordinator: Norma Hass normahass01@gmail.com

State Coordinator: Kerry Hairston kerry.hairston@gmail.com

COUNTY FORMATION

Lemhi county was established in 1869, named after Fort Lemhi, which was named after a missionary settlement, which was named in honor of King Lemhi in the book of Mormon.

Salmon is the county seat.