Emmons County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Emmons County

Guide to Emmons County, North Dakota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Emmons County Courthouse 100 4th St NW Linton, ND 58522 Phone: 701.254.4812 Emmons County Website Clerk District Court has birth records from 1889, marriage records from 1888, death, burial, divorce and court records from 1890, probate records from 1884 and naturalization records from 1886; Register of Deeds has land records

Emmons County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="84%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="12%" align="center" |1903
 * width="12%" align="center" |1888
 * width="12%" align="center" |1903
 * width="12%" align="center" |1879
 * width="12%" align="center" |1879
 * width="12%" align="center" |1879
 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Numerous Cemetery transcriptions in Emmons County providing the name, date of birth and date of death where available.

Cemeteries - NDGenWeb Emmons County, North Dakota

State Census Records

 * 1885 Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index at NDSU Archives – index only
 * 1885, 1915, 1925 North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925 at Ancestry.com – ($), index and images
 * 1915 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for North Dakota starting in 1910. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.

Church Records
Lutheran

''Emmons County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Emmons County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Linton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1892-present - NDDH Public Death Index, 1892-present at North Dakota Dept. of Health – index only

Museums
Pioneer Heritage, Inc. PO Box 872 Linton, ND 58552 Phone: 701-336-7103

Societies
Emmons County Historical Society PO Box 567 110 W Oak Avenue Linton, ND 58552 Telephone: 701-254-4390

Hazelton Historical Society 201 Western Avenue Hazelton, ND 58544 Telephone: 701-782-6293

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Emmons County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)