Mountrail County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Mountrail County

Mountrail 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, marriage, death, divorce, probate, court and naturalization records from 1909, military discharge records from 1919 and incomplte burial records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Mountrail County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo (Old) County. The county was annexed to Ward County in 1891 and eliminated 30 November 1892. The county was then recreated 29 January 1909. County seat: Stanley

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

Populated Places
Palermo Plaza Stanley White Earth

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is located in Mountrail County. The remainder of the reservation is in McKenzie, Dunn, Mercer, and Ward Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Burke | Dunn | McKenzie | McLean | Ward | Williams

Cemeteries

 * Muslim Cemetery, Ross BillionGraves

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

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Territory and State Census 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
Mountrail County Historical Society PO Box 582 Stanley, ND 58784 Phone: 701-628-2772

New Town Historical Society PO Box 342 New Town, ND 58763-0342 Phone: 701-627-3518

Plaza Community Museum PO Box 65 Plaza, ND 58771 Phone: 701-497-3454

Three Affiliated Tribes Museum PO Box 147 New Town, ND 58763 Phone: 701-627-4477

Web Sites

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