Dickey County, North Dakota Genealogy

Guide to Dickey County, North Dakota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was formally organized in 1882 and the county seat located at Ellendale. There are those who claim it was named for Alfred Dickey, a prominent resident of Jamestown and the first Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. He was a man well worthy of having a county named for him, but there is also a persistent belief that the county was named for a Mr. Dickey who was connected with the engineering staff of the Milwaukee Railroad.

County Courthouse
Dickey County Courthouse 309 N 2nd Street PO Box 215 Ellendale, ND 58436 Phone: 701.349.3560 Dickey County Website Clerk District Court has marriage, burial, divorce, probate, military and court records; Register of Deeds has land records; State Historical Society has naturalization records

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

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county

Biographies

 * Dickey County Biographies (North Dakota Genealogy Trails website) - alphabetical list of early settlers and prominent individuals from county histories
 * Index to Biographies from Early History of the Oakes Community, Dickey County and North Dakota - The 1906 Christmas Supplement by The Oakes Times. (Dickey County, NDGenWeb Project)
 * North Dakota Biography Index at North Dakota State University Archives - Index only; gives references to publications containing information on North Dakotans, living and deceased

Census Records

 * Dickey County Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1836 - 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census – index only; North Dakota was included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1840 Iowa Territory Census
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Census
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Census
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Census
 * 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

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of North Dakota starting in 1890, although no records survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.

Church Records
Lutheran


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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Index to Dickey County BLM Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Name Index for A History of Dickey County (Dickey County, USGenWeb Project)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Maps at NDGenWeb -historical maps

Military Records
Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Dickey County.


 * September 3-5, 1863 = Whitestone Hill
 * Battle of Whitestone Hill (Genealogy Trails)


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

Online Collections
These collections are unique to North Dakota. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and North Dakota Military Records.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch.
 * Dickey County Pensioners on the Rolls as of Jan 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - North Dakota Military Men 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917-1918 - Roster of the men and women who served in the army or naval service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its allies from the state of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * Dickey County in the World War (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War I Casualties, Dickey County (Genealogy Trails)

World War II
 * World War II Army Casualties, Dickey County (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Navy Casualties, Dickey County (Genealogy Trails)

Korean War
 * Korean War Casualties, Dickey County (Genealogy Trails)

Vietnam War For further information see North Dakota Military Records.
 * Vietnam War Casualties, Dickey County (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Newspapers
 North Dakota Newspapers Online North Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some North Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota - contains inventory and catalog of all known ND newspapers

Obituaries

 * Obituaries and Death Notices (early) from newspapers. (Genealogy Trails)

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


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

Marriage

 * Marriage Announcements (early) from newspapers. (Genealogy Trails)

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1892-present - NDDH Public Death Index, 1892-present at North Dakota Dept. of Health – index only

Archives
North Dakota State University Archives West Building 3551 7th Avenue NFargo, ND 58102

Mailing Address: NDSU Archives Libraries NDSU Dept #2080 PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Phone: 701-231-8914 Fax: 701-231-5632 Email: [mailto:ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu] Website

Societies
Dickey County Historical Society 9225 104th Ave. SE Oakes, ND 58474 Telephone: 701-783-4361

Dickey County Historical Society 424 Main Ave. Oakes, ND 58474 Telephone: 701-742-3034 Website

Whitestone Historical Society 8692 98th Ave. SE Monango, ND 58436

Websites

 * Dickey County, USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Dickey County, USGenWeb Archives
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Dickey County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Dickey County, Genealogy Trails
 * Dickey County Genealogy (LDS Genealogy)