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Billings County, North Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
| Billings County, North Dakota | |
| Map | |
![]() Location in the state of North Dakota | |
![]() Location of North Dakota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 10, 1879 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Medora |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Billings County Courthouse 495 4th Street; PO Box 138 Medora, ND 58645-0138 Phone. 701.623.4492 Billings County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has marriage Record from 1893,
burial Records from 1922, divorce records, probate
records from 1895, court records from 1890
& land records from 1886[1]
History
Parent County
1879--Billings County was created 10 February 1879 from Howard County and unorganized territory.
County seat: Medora [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Dunn | Golden Valley | McKenzie | Slope | Stark
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
- 1885
- 1890
- 1900
- 1920
- 1925
- 1930
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Probate records of North Dakota are under the jurisdiction of the county courts. North Dakota probate records include dockets, guardians records, administrators records, real estate records, personal property records, and claim registers. See the wiki page North Dakota Probate Records for additional information.
Availability
The Family History Library does not presently have copies of probate records from North Dakota. They are at the clerk's office in each county courthouse. See the Repository section for address of the clerk's office.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, administrations, and guardianships.
Taxation
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the North Dakota Vital Records State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Billings County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Billings County, North Dakota. Page 522 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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