Renville County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Renville County

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

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County Courthouse
Renville County Courthouse 205 Main St E PO Box 68 Mohall, ND 58761 Phone: 701.756.6398 Renville County Website Clerk District Court has incomplete birth and death records from 1910, marriage, divorce, probate, military and court records from 1910; Register of Deeds has land records from 1910

Renville County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="12%" align="center" |1910
 * width="12%" align="center" |1910
 * width="12%" align="center" |1910
 * width="12%" align="center" |1919
 * width="12%" align="center" |1919
 * width="12%" align="center" |1919
 * width="12%" align="center" |1890
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

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State Census 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

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for North Dakota starting in 1910. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * 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
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), 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 Records
'''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
Renville County Historical Society PO Box 213 Sherwood, ND 58782 Telephone: 701-459-2450

Websites

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