Mercer County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Mercer County

Mercer 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, death and burial records from 1942, marriage records from 1894, divorce and court records from 1906 and probate record from 1898; Register of Deeds has land records; State Archives has naturalization records

Parent County
1875--Mercer County was created 14 January 1875 from unorganized territory. County seat: Stanton

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

Populated Places
Beulah Hazen Zap

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

Neighboring Counties
Dunn | McLean | Morton | Oliver | Stark

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries inMercer 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
Mercer County Historical Society PO Box 1134 Beulah, ND 58523 Phone: 701-873-5070 or 701-745-3523

Fort Clark State Historic Site 612 E Boulevard Ave Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone: 701-794-8832 or 701-328-2666 Website

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site 564 County Road 27 PO Box 9 Stanton, ND 58571-0009 Phone: 701-745-3309 or 701-745-3300 Email[mailto:http://www.history.nd.gov/archives/index.html] Website

Web Sites

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