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Østfold is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus County in Norway as well as the counties of  Älvsborg, Värmland and Göteborg och Bohus in Sweden. There was a name change in the early 1900 from Smaalenene to Østfold. Østfold is located east of the Oslo fjord and prior to the time of Harald Hårfagre ca. year 900 it was under Swedish rule.  Later, when Norway was under Danish rule it was divided into many small counties.  The old name for Oslofjorden was Fold and the meaning of Øst is East which translate to the name Østfold.  This name has roots back to 1543.

• Østfold fylke
  

Cities

As of 2009 Østfold County has six cities:

• Askim
• Fredrikstad
• Halden
• Moss
• Mysen
• Sarpsborg  

See Østfold County

Cities, Parishes, Clerical Districts in Østfold County

Censuses

• Scanned images 1664-1666 Census
• 1660 Census for Østfold County
• 1801 Census for Østfold County
• 1865 Census for Østfold County
• 1875 Census for Østfold County Partial
• Norway Census, 1875 Østfold County Complete
• 1885 Census for Østfold County
• 1900 Census for Østfold County

Church Records

Photos of churches in Østfold

Farm Books

Family History

Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad. Østfoldlag

The book is now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Østfoldslekt.

Government Offices and Sites

• Østfold fylke

History and Tidbits

Land Records

1886 and 1838 land registers are found at The Norwegian Historical Data Centre. These are Excel files, which can be downloaded. The give the name of the farm, the farm owner, and the amount of tax. Both farms and sub-farms are included.

Military Records

Passenger Lists

Emigranter fra Kristiania 1871-1930 new version

Emigranter fra Oslo old version 1867-1930

Emigranter over Fredrikstad 1883-1890

Probate Records

Digitised probate records for Østfold county

Probate Jurisdictions

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Taxation