McKenzie County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota McKenzie County

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.

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

Parent County
1901--McKenzie County was created 24 May 1901 from Billings County. County seat: Watford

Populated Places
Alexander Watford City

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

Census

 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * McKenzie County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * McKenzie County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)