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United States North Dakota Morton County

Guide to Morton 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 Information

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County Courthouse
Morton County Courthouse 210 2nd Ave NW Mandan, ND 58554 Phone: 701.667.3355 Morton County Website Clerk District Court has birth records. Court has birth records from 1883, marriage records from 1888, death records from 1873, burial records from 1943, divorce and probate records from 1900’s and court records from late 1800’s; Register of Deeds has land records from late 1800’s

Morton County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="77%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="11%" align="center" |1893
 * width="11%" align="center" |1892
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 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * width="11%" align="center" |1873
 * width="11%" align="center" |1873
 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * colspan="7" | * State births and deaths began in 1907, with high compliance by 1920s.
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 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * colspan="7" | * State births and deaths began in 1907, with high compliance by 1920s.
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Boundary Changes
1873--Morton County was created 8 January 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Mandan
 * See ''Rotating Formation North Dakota County Boundary Maps" at MapofUS.org

Cities and Towns

 * For items in cities and towns, click, then click Places within United States, North Dakota, Morton. (Note: the link appears only if items have been cataloged under at least one town.)

Populated Places


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Biographies

 * North Dakota Biography Index at NDSU Archives - Databases

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in Morton County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available.

Census Records

 * 1885 - 1885 Census at NDSU Archives - Databases
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images
 * See also North Dakota Census

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1910-1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images

Local Histories

 * Some cities and towns may have local histories.

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives - Databases

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records
Flasher School History:

Flasher is a city within Morton County, North Dakota

The first school house was a one room building completed in 1902. The first regular school term was 1903-1904, there were 30 pupils. The original building of what is now the Flasher Public School was built in 1911. High school was started in the fall of 1916 with a small enrollment. From this small beginning the enrollment increased and more room was needed. The first formal graduation ceremony took place in 1922 with three graduating students.

In the spring of 1957, due to increased enrollment, it became necessary to enlarge the educational facilities. Included in the new addition were a gymnasium and a shop. In 1958 the Flasher School District 39 went through the task of reorganization. As a result, the following are now part of the Flasher School District No. 39: Weekes, Fairview, Big Bend, Fair Valley, part of Oak Coulee, Lark, Lonesome, part of Raleigh, part of Three Buttes, Freda, Timmer and Shields. In 1965 a new section of the elementary classrooms was built and in 1975 four more classrooms were added.

Taken from: ""School Reunion 1922-1977, Schools of Flasher, Freda, Raleigh"" Saturday, June 18 1977"

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Morton County
 * — For cities and towns, click the Places within United States, North Dakota, ... link which appears if an item is cataloged to any town in the county
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * North Dakota State Library — The topics "genealogy" and "magazines and newspapers" may be especially interesting.
 * Local libraries and North Dakota Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Websites

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