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McKenzie 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.
| McKenzie County, North Dakota | |
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![]() Location of North Dakota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | May 24, 1901 |
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| County Seat | Watford |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | McKenzie County Courthouse 201 5th St NW PO Box 523 Watford, ND 58854 Phone: 701.444.3452 Adams County Website |
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County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1943,
marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1905
and burial records; Register of Deeds has land records[1]
History
Parent County
1901--McKenzie County was created 24 May 1901 from Billings County. County seat: Watford [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Indian Reservation
A portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is located in McKenzie County. The remainder of the reservation is in Mountrail, Dunn, Mercer, and Ward Counties.
Neighboring Counties
Billings | Dunn | Golden Valley | Mountrail | Williams | Montana counties: Richland | Roosevelt | Wibaux
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
- 1910
- 1915
- 1920
- 1925
- 1930
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
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
- McKenzie County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McKenzie County, North Dakota. Page 524 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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