Lincoln County

Background

Established March 18, 1895 with its county seat at Shoshone. Lincoln was much larger originally, in 1913 Gooding and Minidoka took about half the original Lincoln County, after the creation of Jerome in 1919, Lincoln was left with only 1,206 square miles. Named for President Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, under whose administration the Idaho Territory was established.

Lincoln county

Location

Land Area: 1,206 square miles

Surrounding Counties

County Clerk

County Courthouse
Shoshone, ID 83352-0800
Phone: (208) 886-7641
Fax: (208) 886-2707

Lincoln county

County Services

  • Marriage License
  • Driver's License Renewal
  • Vehicle Registration
  • Property Tax Payment
  • Land Records
  • Elections
  • Passports

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