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Nelson 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.
| Nelson County, North Dakota | |
| Map | |
![]() Location in the state of North Dakota | |
![]() Location of North Dakota in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 2, 1883 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Lakota |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Nelson County Courthouse 210 W B Ave PO Box 565 Lakota, ND 58344 Phone: 701.247.2462 Nelson County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, probate and land records from 1880, divorce, Court
and burial records[1]
History
Parent Counties
2 March 1883: Nelson County was created from Foster, Grand Forks, and Ramsey Counties, and unorganized territory. County seat: Lakota [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Benson | Eddy | Grand Forks | Griggs | Ramsey | Steele | Walsh
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
- 1885
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1915
- 1920
- 1925
- 1930
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
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
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
- Nelson County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Nelson County, North Dakota. Page 525 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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