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Idaho County at a glance

State
Idaho
County seat
Grangeville
Population
16,541
Area
8,503 sq mi
Founded
1864
Cities and towns
9

Idaho County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Idaho County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Idaho County.

Police Departments. In addition to Idaho County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Idaho County is provided by municipal police departments, including the Grangeville Police Department and the Cottonwood Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Idaho County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 320 West Main Street in Grangeville, Idaho 83530, is the primary law enforcement agency for Idaho County's vast 8,503 square miles. Inmate searches and current jail roster information can be obtained by calling the jail directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours, as Idaho County does not currently maintain a full online inmate lookup system. Due to Idaho County's rural nature and small population, municipal police departments are extremely limited; Grangeville does not maintain its own police force, relying instead on the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. Arrest records in Idaho County are considered public records under Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq, Idaho County Public Records Act, which mandates that government records be open to public inspection unless specifically exempted. No tribal police agencies operate with primary jurisdiction in Idaho County itself, though the Nez Perce Tribal Police maintain jurisdiction on the nearby Nez Perce Reservation in adjacent counties and may coordinate with Idaho County Sheriff's deputies on cases involving tribal members or overlapping jurisdictional matters.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Idaho County Assessor's Office, also located in the courthouse at 320 West Main Street (phone: 208-983-2751), maintains property tax records, assessment rolls, and parcel data.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Idaho County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Idaho County

Old mine sites
814
Sites with no status in the records
20
Past producers, now closed
385
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
427
Processing plants, closed
2
Producing when recorded
33
Processing plants, not workings
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
279
Main minerals
Gold; construction sand and gravel; Silver
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
737
Shafts and tunnels
263
What they are
prospect pit, adit, open pit mine, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1962 to 2004
Records behind them
1,690 records for 1,605 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 868 mine sites inside the county: 385 past producers, now closed, 427 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 33 sites producing when the record was made, 3 processing plants, which are not workings, 20 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 737 holes drawn inside the county, 263 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; construction sand and gravel; Silver.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Clearwater County Lewis County Ravalli County Nez Perce County Wallowa County Asotin County Elk Grangeville Cottonwood Kooskia Riggins Ferdinand White Bird N 50 miles 600 of 1,690 shown
Idaho County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Idaho mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Idaho County (288 shown, 661 more named and 656 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Idaho abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Idaho County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 30 investigations in Idaho County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $142,265 in back wages agreed for 217 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
30
Back wages agreed
$142,265
Workers due back wages
217
Civil money penalties
$100,604
Employers on the record
24
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
5 Star Forestry, LLCKooskia4$68,740114
Cook and Sons Construction, LLCGrangeville1$31,56617
Pineda Post and Poles IncWhite Bird2$12,11335
Allison Creek Sheep CompanyRiggins1$9,4272
Clarence McReynoldsWhite Bird2$8,73211
Walco, Inc.Grangeville1$3,0373
River Rock CafeRiggins1$2,09112
Salmon Rapids Lodge, IncRiggins1$2,0571
Steaks Are Us LLCGrangeville1$1,89912
Kamiah Hotel Bar & GrillKamiah1$1,0707
Quick Response Fire and Environmental LLCKooskia1$9990
Camas Diner LLCGrangeville1$4832
MRI Enterprises Inc.Kamiah1$511
Carlson Company, Inc.Riggins1$00
Jackson Buy-Sell-TradeKamiah1$00
Pottenger's Mercantile, Inc.Riggins1$00
Cloninger's Inc.Riggins1$00
Northwest Viyageyrs,LLCPollock1$00
Wimer CorporationCottonwood1$00
Advanced Welding & Steel, Inc.Grangeville1$00
Y.O. Sheep Co. LLCWhite Bird1$00
Mountain River OutfittersRiggins1$00
Kamiah Inn Motel LLCKamiah1$00
Lazy H LivestockGrangeville1$00

Every employer on the Idaho County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Idaho wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Idaho County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Idaho County, Idaho?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Idaho County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Idaho County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Idaho County, Idaho?

The Idaho criminal history record comes from the Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification. Mail the Name Based Background Check Form with the fee to Idaho State Police BCI, 700 S. Stratford Dr. Ste. 120, Meridian, ID 83642, or send a fingerprint card with the Fingerprint Based Background Check Form. Fee: $20 processing fee for a name based check; $25 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Idaho County, Idaho?

Search the Idaho Sex Offender Registry (Idaho State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Idaho County, Idaho?

Register with the county clerk or through the Idaho Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online registration closes 11 days before an election; you may also register when you vote in person at early voting or on Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Idaho County, Idaho?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Idaho County are kept by the Idaho County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Idaho County, Idaho?

Certified birth and death certificates for Idaho come from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Online through VitalChek, the Bureau's official online partner, or by mail to Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036; the Bureau has no public counter. Fee: $16 for each certified copy.

How do I find business license records in Idaho County, Idaho?

Business entity filings are searched with the Idaho Secretary of State (SOSbiz). Idaho does not have a state business license; business licenses are issued by local city clerk's offices, and many cities do not require them.

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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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