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United States North Dakota McLean County

Guide to McLean 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
McLean County Courthouse 712 5th Avenue Washburn, ND 58577 Phone: 701.462.8541 McLean County Website Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1887, burial records from 1920, divorce and court records from 1891 and probate records from 1900; Register of Deeds has land records

McLean County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
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 * 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" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1887
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1883
 * width="12%" align="center" |1883
 * width="12%" align="center" |1890
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1890
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1883--McLean County was created 8 March 1883 from Stevens (Old), Burleigh, and Sheridan Counties. County seat: Washburn

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

Fort Berthold (Caros Ventres, Mandan and Arickara tribes) | Devils Lake Agency (Sioux tribe)


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Census Records
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

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

Societies
McLean County Historical Society PO Box 345 Washburn, ND 58577-0345 Phone: 701-462-3744 or 701-462-3660 Email[mailto:vmerkel@westriv.com] Website

McLean County Genealogical Society PO Box 99 Garrison, ND 58540-0099 Phone: 701-463-2834

Websites

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