Billings County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Billings County

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 the District Court has marriage records from 1893, burial records from 1922, divorce records, and probate records from 1895, court records from 1890, and land records from 1886.

Parent County
1879--Billings County was created 10 February 1879 from Howard County and unorganized territory. County seat: Medora

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

Populated Places
Medora

Neighboring Counties
Dunn | Golden Valley | McKenzie | Slope | Stark

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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

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
Billings County Historical Society Museum PO Box 364 Medora, ND 58645 Phone: 701-623-4829

Chateau de Mores State Historic Site PO Box 106 Medora, ND 58645 Phone: 701-623-4355 or 701-328-2666 Email[mailto:histsoc@nd.gov] Website

Web Sites

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