Pierce County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Pierce County

Pierce 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
District Court Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1943, marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1900, and probate records from 1898;Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1887--Pierce County was created 11 March 1887 from DeSmet (Old), Bottineau, McHenry, and Rolette Counties. County seat: Rugby

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

Populated Places
Rugby

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Bottineau | McHenry | Rolette | Sheridan | Towner | Wells

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

Census

 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Web Sites

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