Rolette County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Rolette County

Guide to Rolette 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
Rolette County Courthouse 102 2nd St NE Rolla, ND 58367-0460 Phone: 701.477.3816 Rolette County Website Clerk District Court has birth, death, and burial records from 1943, marriage, divorce and court records from 1887 and probate records from 1896; Register of Deeds has land records

Rolette County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="12%" align="center" |1894
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1890
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1873--Rolette County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo (Old) County. County seat: Rolla

Populated Places
Indian Reservations

The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is primarily located in the Turtle Mountains in this county.


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Census Records
Online Territory and State Census Indexes and Records For links to Federal census years, see North Dakota Census.
 * 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

Church Records
Lutheran


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

American Indians

 * 1900 Federal Census and index of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Rolette County, North Dakota by Mary Ann Quirring, Lily B. Zwolle. WorldCat
 * Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Roulette, North Dakota 1900 Census by Gail Morin WorldCat

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
Rolette County Historical Society PO Box 377 St. John, ND 58369-0377 Telephone Number:701-263-4564

Websites

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