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Nordland (help·info) is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian peninsula in North Norway. Due to the large distance to the densely populated parts of Europe, this is one of the least polluted areas in Europe. Nordland has a very mild climate for the high latitude.

1 Family History Resources
2 Government Offices and Sites
3 Cities, Parishes, Clerical Districts in Nordland County
4 Censuses
5 Church Records
6 Farm Books
7 Land Records
8 Military Records
9 Passenger Lists
10 Probate Records
11 Probate Jurisdictions
12 Taxation

Family History Resources

Norwegian American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad

Nordlandslag Nordlandslaget home page

Lappmark Lag Arran homepage

Government Offices and Sites

Nordland Fylke

Cities, Parishes, Clerical Districts in Nordland County

Censuses

Others

Skattemanntal for tenestefolk, handverkarar, strandsittarar mm for Helgeland futedøme 1691-1696 og 1699. The 1691-1696 and 1699 census for Helgeland futedøme at Digitalarkivet.

Manntall over borgere, jekteskippere og handlere i Helgelands Fogderi 1742-1799 . The 1742-1796 census for Helgeland fogderi at Digitalarkivet

Folketeljinga for Vefsn 1769 . 1769 census for Vefsn avaialble at Digitalarkivet.

Husmannsmanntal for Lofoten 1759. The 1759 census for Lofoten available at Digitalarkivet.

Prestemanntal for Vågan prestegjeld 1755. 1755 census for Vågan available at Digitalarkivet.

Manntall over gutter 12-19 år i Sortland fjerding 1770. 1770 census for Sortland fjerding available at Digitalarkivet.

Church Records

Photos of churches in Nordland

Farm Books

Bygdebøker (Farm books) in Nordland

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.