Dunn County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Dunn County

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has marriage, probate, divorce and court records from 1908 and military discharge records from 1919; Register of Deeds has land records from 1900; State Historical Society has naturalization records

Parent County
1901--Dunn County was created 24 May 1901 from Stark County. County seat: Manning

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is located in Dunn County. The remainder of the reservation is in Mountrail, McKenzie, Mercer, and Ward Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Billings | Mckenzie | Mclean | Mercer | Mountrail | Stark

Cemeteries
Roshua cemetery inscriptions providing the name, date of birth and date of death where available.

Census

 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Dunn County.


 * July 28-29, 1864 = Killdeer Mountain, also known as Tahkahokuty Mountain


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

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.
 * Dunn County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Dunn County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)