Richland County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Richland County

Richland 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 1900, divorce and court records from 1833 and some burial records; County Judge has marriage records from 1890 and probate records from 1876; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Richland County was created 4 January 1873 from Pembina County. County seat: Wahpeton

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is in Richland County. The remainder of the reservation is in Marshall, Roberts, Day, and Codington Counties in South Dakota and in Sargent County in North Dakota.

Neighboring Counties
Cass | Ransom | Sargent | Minnesota counties: Clay | Traverse | Wilkin | South Dakota counties: Marshall | Roberts

Census

 * 1880
 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Wahpeton North Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

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