Sargent County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Sargent County

Sargent 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 of District Court has birth records from 1943, marriage, death, divorce, probate and court records from 1909, burial records from 1910 and military records from 1918; Register of Deeds has land records from 1909

Parent County
9 Apr 1883: Sargent County was created from Ransom County. County seat: Forman

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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 Richland County in North Dakota.

Neighboring Counties
Dickey | Ransom | Richland | South Dakota counties: Brown | Marshall | Roberts

Census
Online Territory and State Census Indexes and Records
 * 1885 – Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index at NDSU Archives – index only
 * 1885, 1915, 1925 – North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925 at Ancestry.com – ($), index and images
 * 1915 – at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1925 – at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran
Havana Trinity Lutheran Church


 * Records of Havana Trinity Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Milnor Lutheran Church


 * Records of Milnor Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

United Norwegian Lutheran Church


 * Records of United Norwegian Lutheran Church in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * 1892-present - NDDH Public Death Index, 1892-present at North Dakota Dept. of Health – index only

Societies and Libraries
Sargent County Historical Society 13443 88th St. SE 8987 Hwy 32 Forman, ND 58032 Telephone Number: 701-724-3194, 701-724-3720, or 701-680-1633 Website

Web Sites

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