McHenry County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  McHenry County

McHenry County, North Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to McHenry County, North Dakota ancestry, genealogy, and family history, in 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
District Court Clerk has marriage records from 1903, divorce, probate and court records from 1900; Registrar of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1873--McHenry County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Towner

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

Populated Places
Drake Granville Karlsruhe Kief Velva

Neighboring Counties
Bottineau | McLean | Pierce | Renville | Sheridan | Ward

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in McHenry 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


 * 1880
 * 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
McHenry County Historical Society c/o Dallas Knudson 6491 Berwick Lane Towner, ND 58788-3100 Phone: 701-537-5541

Mouse River Loop Genealogy Society PO Box 1391 Minot, ND 58701-1391 Website

Web Sites

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