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Burleigh 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.

Burleigh County, North Dakota
Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
Location of North Dakota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 4, 1873
County Seat	Bismarck
Courthouse
Address	Burleigh County Courthouse 514 E Thayer Ave PO Box 5518 Bismarck, ND 58501-4413 Phone: 701.222.6690  Burleigh County Website

County Courthouse

Clerk District Court has marriage and probate records from 1898, 
Court Records from 1876 and burial records from 1950’s^[1]

History

Parent County

1873--Burleigh County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Bismarck ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Emmons | Kidder | Mclean | Morton | Oliver | Sheridan

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

• 1880
• 1885
• 1890
• 1900
• 1915
• 1920
• 1925
• 1930

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Burleigh County.

• July 28, 1863 = Stony Lake^[3]

Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

Newspapers

Probate

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

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Bismarch North Dakota Family History Center

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
• Burleigh County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Burleigh County Genealogy (North Dakota Genealogy)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Burleigh County, North Dakota. Page 522 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 13 August, 2012)

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