Towner County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Towner County

Towner 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
District Court Clerk has marriage records from 1888, divorce records from 1890, probate records from 1886, court records from 1889, land records from 1884, and burial records.

Parent County
8 March 1883: Towner County was created from Rolette and Cavalier Counties. County seat: Cando

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

Populated Places
Arndt Bisbee Cando

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Cavalier | Pierce | Ramsey | Rolette | Manitoba, Canada

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

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
Towner County Historical Society Museum 108 4th Avenue Munich, ND 58352 Telephone Number: 701-682-5106 Email:[mailto:dabar@utma.com]

Cando Pioneer Foundation Museum 7342 72nd Ave NE Cando, ND 58324-0142 Telephone Number:701-968-3490 Website

Web Sites

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