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Lemhi County at a glance

State
Idaho
County seat
Salmon
Population
7,974
Area
4,569 sq mi
Founded
1869
Cities and towns
4

Lemhi County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Lemhi County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Lemhi County's unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Lemhi County is primarily managed by Lemhi County Sheriff's Office and the Salmon Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Lemhi County Sheriff's Office, located at 206 Courthouse Drive in Salmon, Idaho 83467, is the primary law enforcement agency for Lemhi County's unincorporated areas and provides jail services. The City of Salmon operates the Salmon Police Department, which provides municipal law enforcement services within city limits and can be contacted for arrest records and booking information in Lemhi County, requests should be made under Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq, the Idaho Public Records Act, which grants public access to most law enforcement records with certain exemptions for ongoing investigations and protected information.

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

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Lemhi County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Lemhi County

Old mine sites
841
Sites with no status in the records
87
Past producers, now closed
260
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
580
Processing plants, closed
1
Producing when recorded
36
Processing plants, not workings
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
302
Main minerals
Gold; Copper; Thorium
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1,441
Shafts and tunnels
308
What they are
prospect pit, adit, gravel pit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1962 to 1997
Records behind them
2,552 records for 2,406 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 965 mine sites inside the county: 260 past producers, now closed, 580 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 36 sites producing when the record was made, 2 processing plants, which are not workings, 87 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 1,441 holes drawn inside the county, 308 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Copper; Thorium.

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.

Beaverhead County Custer County Clark County Salmon Leadore N 50 miles 600 of 2,552 shown
Lemhi 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 Lemhi County (241 shown, 765 more named and 1,400 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 Lemhi County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations in Lemhi County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $22,895 in back wages agreed for 36 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
7
Back wages agreed
$22,895
Workers due back wages
36
Civil money penalties
$4,067
Employers on the record
7
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Chemilogical Weed Management, Inc.Salmon1$10,47412
Computer Zen LLCSalmon1$7,26512
G & T EnterprisesSalmon1$5,13511
Boyd Foster Backhoe Services, Inc.Leadore1$201
Countryside Home Care, Inc.Salmon1$00
River Shuttles, LLCSalmon1$00
Ruff DukSalmon1$00

Every employer on the Lemhi County record, by back wages agreed; 2 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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Lemhi County, Idaho?

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

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

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Lemhi County are kept by the Lemhi 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 Lemhi 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 Lemhi 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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