Stutsman County, North Dakota Genealogy

Guide to Stutsman County, North Dakota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County is located in the center east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Stutsman County Courthouse 511 2nd Ave SE Jamestown, ND 58401 Phone: 701.252.9042 Stutsman County Website Clerk District Court has birth, death, burial, divorce and court records; Register of Deeds has land records; County Judge has marriage and probate records

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Index to Stutsman County Biographies on North Dakota Genealogy Trails website - alphabetical list of early settlers and prominent individuals from county histories
 * List of Biographies found in the 1911 Stutsman County Atlas (USGenWeb Project)
 * WPA Pioneer Biographies from Stutsman County (USGenWeb Project)
 * 1930 Stutsman County Atlas Patron's Directory (USGenWeb Project)
 * Benjamin Stillman Russell (USGenWeb Archives)
 * North Dakota Biography Index at North Dakota State University Archives - Index only; gives references to publications containing information on North Dakotans, living and deceased

Cemeteries

 * Odessa Digital Library has cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in and around Stutsman County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available.
 * 1877-1999 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Census Records

 * 1880, 1885 Stutman County Mortality Schedule (Genealogy Trails)

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1836 - 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census – index only; North Dakota was included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1840 Iowa Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1885 Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index at NDSU Archives – index only
 * 1885 Stutsman County Veterans found in the 1885 Dakota Territory Census] (USGenWeb Project)
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1925 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of North Dakota starting in 1890, although no records survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.
 * 1880 - Index of Stutsman County in the 1880 Census - Images. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1900 - Stutsman County 1900 Census Index (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1910 - Index of Stutsman County 1910 Census - images. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1920 - Index of Stutsman County 1920 Census - images. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1930 - Index of Stutsman County 1930 Census - images. (USGenWeb Archives)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Online Church Records Lutheran Church
 * 1875-1940 - U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 at Ancestry — ($); Index and images; Dates vary for each county
 * Records of the Lutheran Church, Stutsman County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * 1822-1995 - U.S. City Directories 1822-1995 at Ancestry ($) - collection for the City of Jamestown
 * 1910 - History fo Kensal with 1910 Directory (Genealogy Trails)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1800-1953 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Funeral Homes

 * Stutsman County Funeral Records - Scroll down to "Funeral Records." (USGenWeb Archives)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Index to Stutsman County BLM Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863 - 1908 - U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Kensal with Kensal directory, 1910. 2013. By William Snape. Salt Lake City : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust.
 * Stutsman County History Topics (Genealogy Trails)
 * Stutsman County Historic Records - Scroll down to "Historic." (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Maps at NDGenWeb -historical maps

Online Collections
These collections are unique to North Dakota. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and North Dakota Military Records.

Civil War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War For further information see North Dakota Military Records.
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 - Stutsman County Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1918 - North Dakota Military Men 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917-1918 - Roster of the men and women who served in the army or naval service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its allies from the state of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * Special Index to "Stutsman County in the World War" (USGenWeb Project)
 * World War I Casualties, Stutsman County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Army Casualties, Stutsman County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Casualties, Stutsman County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1950-1957 - Korean War Casualties, Stutsman County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1957-1995 - Vietnam War Casualties, Stutsman County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1868-1924 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Newspapers
North Dakota Newspaper Catalogs North Dakota Newspapers Online
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota - contains inventory and catalog of all known ND newspapers
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some North Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * GenealogyBank ($)
 * Newspaper Archive ($)
 * Papers from the Past at Community History Archives

Obituaries

 * Stutsman County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Stutsman County Obituaries - Scroll down to "Obituaries." (USGenWeb Archives)

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

School Records

 * 1905 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1910 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1915 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1922 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives
 * 1925 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1941 - Surname Index of Stutsman County School Census] (USGenWeb Archives)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1872-1958 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1884-1925 - Index to Stutsman County Marriages (1884-1925) - Scroll down to "Marriages." (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Stutsman County Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * 1893-1933 - Old Death Register Index (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Early Death Register Index (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1892-present - NDDH Public Death Index, 1892-present at North Dakota Dept. of Health – index only
 * Stutsman County Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Family History Centers

 * Jamestown North Dakota Family History Center

Libraries
James River Valley Library 105 3rd St SE Jamestown, ND 58401 701-252-2990 Website Facebook

Museums
Stutsman County Memorial Museum 317 3rd St. SE PO Box 1002 Jamestown, ND 58401-1002 Telephone Number: 701-252-6741 Website

Websites

 * Stutsman County at Cyndi's List — a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Stutsman County at Genealogy Trails — volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
 * Stutsman County at North Dakota USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Stutsman County at North Dakota USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
 * Stutsman County, North Dakota at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
 * Stutsman County, North Dakota Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com - collection of links by state, county, city, and record type
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.