Oliver County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Oliver County

Oliver 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 marriage records has marriage records from 1915 and death records; County Judge has probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1885--Oliver County was created 14 April 1885 from Mercer County. County seat: Center

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

Neighboring Counties
Burleigh | McLean | Mercer | Morton

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

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
Oliver County Historical Society PO Box 344 Center, ND 58530

Web Sites

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