Wells County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Wells County

Wells 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, marriage, death, burial, divorce probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Wells County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County (Old). County seat: Fessenden

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

Populated Places
Harvey

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Eddy | Foster | Kidder | Pierce | Sheridan | Stutsman

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in Wells County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available

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


 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran

 * Records of Concordia Lutheran Church, Fessenden, 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
Wells County Historical Society 903 4th St. N.E. Fessenden, ND 58438 Telephone Number: 701-547-3684

Bowdon Museum and Library 232 40th Ave. NE Bowdon, ND 58418

Manfred Heritage Museum, Inc. PO Box 321 Harvey, ND 58341-0321 Telephone Number: 701-547-2564 (summer) or 701-324-2027

Web Sites

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