Walsh County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Walsh County

Walsh 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 records from 1884, divorce, probate and records from 1881; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent Counties
20 May 1881: Walsh County was created from Grand Forks and Pembina Counties. County seat: Grafton

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

Populated Places
Grafton Minto Pisek

Neighboring Counties
Cavalier | Grand Forks | Nelson | Pembina | Ramsey | Minnesota counties: Kittson | Marshall

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

Lutheran

 * Records of Vang Lutheran Church, Walsh County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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
Walsh County Historical Society and Museum 12859 66th Street NE Park River, ND 58270 Telephone Number: 701-284-6828 Website

Walsh County Historic Preservation Commission Red River Regional Council, Chase Building 516 Cooper Ave., Suite 101 Grafton, ND 58237 Telephone Number: 701-352-3550

Walsh County Historical Society 323 3rd Minto 58261

Heritage Village at Grafton 695 West 12th Street Grafton, ND 58237 Telephone Number: 701-352-3280 or 701-520-1207

Web Sites

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