Kidder County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota 

Kidder 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, death and burial records from 1943, divorce and court records from 1885; County Judge has marriage records from 1887 and probate reocrds from 1883; Register of Deeds has land records from 1881

Parent County
1873--Kidder County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Steele

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

Populated Places
Steele Tuttle

Neighboring Counties
Burleigh | Emmons | Logan | Sheridan | Stutsman | Wells

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


 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran

 * Records of Gluecksthaler Lutheran Church, Tappen, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Kidder County.


 * July 24-25, 1863 = Big Mound
 * July 26, 1863 = Dead Buffalo Lake


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

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

Web Sites

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