December 28, 2015
Idaho became the nation’s 43rd state when it joined the Union on 3 July 1890. A mountainous state with large areas of wilderness, Idaho is the 14th largest state in the country and the 39th most populous.
If you are researching your ancestry from Idaho, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online ID newspaper archives: 35 titles to help you search your family history in the “Gem State,” providing coverage from 1864 to Today. There are more than 13.7 million articles and records in our online Idaho newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Idaho ancestors in these ID newspapers. Our Idaho newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Idaho Newspaper Archives (1864 – 1976)
Search Idaho Recent Obituaries (1989 – Current)
Here is a list of online Idaho newspapers in the historical archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The ID newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range* | Collection |
| Blackfoot | Blackfoot Register | 07/10/1880 – 03/22/1884 | Newspaper Archives |
| Blackfoot | Morning News | 08/02/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Boise | Evening Bulletin | 02/21/1903 – 02/21/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Boise | Idaho Statesman | 07/26/1864 – 01/01/1953 | Newspaper Archives |
| Boise | Idaho Statesman | 01/26/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Boise | Idaho Democrat | 01/28/1871 – 06/28/1871 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bonners Ferry | Bonners Ferry Herald | 10/05/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Challis | Challis Messenger | 03/17/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coeur d’Alene | Coeur d’Alene Press | 10/01/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coeur d’Alene | Idaho Spokesman-Review | 07/03/1994 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hunt | Minidoka Irrigator | 09/10/1942 – 07/28/1945 | Newspaper Archives |
| Idaho Falls | Citizen | 03/11/1907 – 04/01/1907 | Newspaper Archives |
| Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls Times | 07/09/1891 – 09/16/1920 | Newspaper Archives |
| Idaho Falls | Idaho Register | 04/04/1885 – 10/31/1916 | Newspaper Archives |
| Idaho Falls | Post Register | 01/02/1992 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kellogg | Shoshone News-Press | 04/06/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lewiston | Lewiston Morning Tribune | 12/01/1989 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lewiston | Lewiston Tribune | 08/01/1964 – 05/31/1976 | Newspaper Archives |
| Moscow | Moscow-Pullman Daily News | 01/01/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Nampa | Idaho Press-Tribune | 07/01/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Payette | Independent Enterprise | 05/16/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pocatello | Idaho State Journal | 06/27/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Priest River | Priest River Times | 06/05/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rathdrum | Kootenai Courier | 06/29/1889 – 06/21/1890 | Newspaper Archives |
| Rigby | Jefferson Star | 07/25/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ruby City | Owyhee Avalanche | 08/19/1865 – 08/11/1866 | Newspaper Archives |
| Salmon City | Idaho Recorder | 12/12/1889 – 05/04/1892 | Newspaper Archives |
| Salmon City | Semi-weekly Mining News | 08/11/1867 – 08/11/1867 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sandpoint | Bonner County Daily Bee | 03/02/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Shelley | Shelley Pioneer | 08/29/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Silver City | Owyhee Avalanche | 08/18/1866 – 12/28/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Silver City | Owyhee Daily Avalanche | 10/17/1874 – 04/26/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Silver City | Owyhee Semi-Weekly Tidal Wave | 12/15/1868 – 02/10/1870 | Newspaper Archives |
| Twin Falls | Twin Falls Daily News | 04/08/1918 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Twin Falls | Times-News | 08/19/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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