Stutsman County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Stutsman County

Guide to Stutsman 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
Stutsman County Courthouse 511 2nd Ave SE Jamestown, ND 58401 Phone: 701.252.9042 Stutsman County Website Clerk District Court has birth, death, burial, divorce and court records; Register of Deeds has land records; County Judge has marriage and probate records

Stutsman County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="84%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * 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" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1881
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
4 January 1873: Stutsman County was created from Pembina and Buffalo Counties (Buffalo County, North Dakota is no long existent.) County seat: Jamestown

Populated Places

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

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 the Lutheran Church, Stutsman County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown


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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

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

Family History Centers

 * Jamestown North Dakota Family History Center

Museums
Stutsman County Memorial Museum PO Box 1002 Jamestown, ND 58401-1002 Telephone Number: 701-252-6741 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Stutsman County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)