Griggs County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Griggs County

Griggs 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 records from 1901, marriage and probate records from 1883, death records from 1901, divorce and court records from 1887; Register of Deeds has land records from 1880

Parent County
1881--Griggs County was created 18 February 1881 from Foster, and Traill Counties. County seat: Cooperstown

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

Populated Places
Cooperstown Hannaford

Neighboring Counties
Barnes | Eddy | Foster | Nelson | Steele | Stutsman

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

Lutheran

 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Griggs County, 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
Griggs County Historical Society PO Box 242 Cooperstown, ND 58425-0242 Phone:701-797-2159 Website

Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site 555 113-1/2 Ave Ne Hwy 45 PO Box 6 Cooperstown ND 58425-0006 Website

Web Sites

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