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Adams Co & neighbors Idaho County
Valley County
Gem County
Washington County
Baker County, Oregon
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This county is available for adoption. Contact State Coordinator at IDGenWeb or visit our "Volunteer" page for detailed information on how to become a County Coordinator.

Welcome to Adams County!

Adams County was created in 1911 from Washington County (which had been created from Boise County in 1879). It is named for America's second president, John Adams. It is comprised of 1,376 square miles of mountains, forests, rivers, high desert and is bordered on the west by Hells Canyon. Powerhouses of the Owbox and Hells Canyon dams are in Adams County. Council Valley was a meeting place for the Nez Perce and Shoshoni Indians.

The county seat is Council  --   Council Chamber of Commerce  --   Council Mountain Music Festival
Other present-day towns and communites include:
Bear, Cuprum, Goodrich, Fruitvale, Indian Valley, Mesa, New Meadows, Price Valley and Tamarack. (see County History


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Local Addresses Council Valley Museum
GenWeb Archives, Adams Co.
includes cemeteries, census, history, military, newspapers, obituaries, photos, vitals
Research links
Boise County newspaper death notices
(Adams Co. was part of Boise Co. before 1879)
1880 & 1900 census at ISU 1870 & 1880 non-pop. census
1920 Census 1930 partial
BYUI Western States Marriage Index Family Group Sheet Project
Homestead Records Idaho State Historical Society
Find A Grave
Idaho Records SS Death Index
VA Gravesite Locator Legacy Obituary Finder
Family Search
1880 census transcription, extracted marriage records, submitted family sheets & etc
Rootsweb Resources:   Idaho
We Relate wiki Cyndi's List
maps, geography & geology links
1864 county boundaries 1895 Atlas
USGENWEB Digital Map Collection -- Idaho Maps
Idaho State University Digital Atlas Topozone.com
USGS index of Geographic Names Inside Idaho
Idaho Geological Survey Mindat
Idaho Department of Lands, Gem Guide
Payette National Forest Hells Canyon Nat'l Recreation area
other links

Many thanks to Sherri Paustian and Kathy Norton for their past contributions as County Coordinators. This county is available for adoption. I am filling the position temporarily. If you have anything to share, please contact me. My e-mail address is Sharon McConnel

Updated 19 August 2011

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