Emmons County, North Dakota Genealogy

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

Description
Emmons County was named for James Emmons (1845 - 1919), a steamboat operator and early Bismarck merchant and entrepreneur. The County is located in south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Emmons County Courthouse 100 4th St NW Linton, ND 58522 Phone: 701.254.4812 Emmons County Website Clerk District Court has birth records from 1889, marriage records from 1888, death, burial, divorce and court records from 1890, probate records from 1884 and naturalization records from 1886; Register of Deeds has land records

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Emmons County Biography Index (Emmons County, NDGenWeb Project)
 * Emmons County Biographies (North Dakota Genealogy Trails website) - alphabetical list of early settlers and prominent individuals from county histories
 * North Dakota Biography Index at North Dakota State University Archives - Index only; gives references to publications containing information on North Dakotans, living and deceased

Cemeteries

 * Odessa Digital Library for Emmons' county has numerous cemetery transcriptions providing the name, date of birth and date of death where available.
 * 1877-1999 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Census Records

 * Emmons County Census Records (NDGenWeb Project)

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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1850 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1925 at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images - How to Use this Collection

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.
 * 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Emmons County Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Online Church Records Emmons County Church Histories Dutch Reformed Church Lutheran Church
 * Emmons County Churches (NDGenWeb Project)
 * 1870-1891 U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995 at Ancestry — ($); Index and images; Hull Reformed Church, 1870-1891
 * 1875-1940 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 at Ancestry — ($); Index and images; Dates vary for each county
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Emmons County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Linton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1800-1953 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Funeral Homes

 * Myers Funeral Home in Linton

Genealogies

 * Family Histories, Emmons County, NDGenWeb Project
 * Emmons County Surnames Being Researched (NDGenWeb Project)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Index to Emmons County BLM Land Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * Emmons County Landowners, various links to maps, landowners, histories, etc. (NDGenWeb Project)
 * 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * As we reminisce; souvenir memory book. 1967. Strasburg, North Dakota. Strasburg Schools Alumni Association;
 * FamilySearch Digital Library


 * Memories of a county agent : Cavalier County, N.D., 1928-34, Emmons County, N.D., 1934-59, 32 years. 2015. Salt Lake City. Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah;
 * FamilySearch Digital Library

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Maps at NDGenWeb -historical maps

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 World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War For further information see North Dakota Military Records.
 * Emmons County Military Information (NDGenWeb Project)
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1890 at FamilySearch. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1918 North Dakota Military Men 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917-1918 Roster of the men and women who served in the army or naval service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its allies from the state of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * World War I Casualties, Emmons County (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Army Casualties, Emmons County (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Navy Casualties, Emmons County (Genealogy Trails)
 * Korean War Casualties, Emmons County (Genealogy Trails)
 * Vietnam War Casualties, Emmons County (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1868-1924 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1886-1955 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Newspapers
North Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota - contains inventory and catalog of all known ND newspapers
 * 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

North Dakota Newspapers Online
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some North Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * GenealogyBank ($)
 * Newspaper Archive ($)
 * Papers from the Past at Community History Archives

Obituaries

 * Emmons County Obituaries and Death Notices from newspapers. (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Emmons County Obituaries (NDGenWeb Project)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800–1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)

School Records

 * Index to Emmons County School Information (NDGenWeb Project)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1872-1958 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * North Dakota Marriage Index, Emmons County (State Historical Society of North Dakota)
 * Emmons County Marriage Announcements 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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bismarck North Dakota FamilySearch Center
 * Fargo North Dakota FamilySearch Center


 * Lake Agassiz Regional Library - Moorhead Public Library - an affiliate library

Museums
Emmons County Museum Corner of Northwest 1st Street and Oak Avenue PO Box 872 Linton, ND 58552 701-254-4390 Website

Societies
Emmons County Historical Society PO Box 862 110 W Oak Avenue Linton, ND 58552 701-254-4390

Hazelton Historical Society PO Box 201 Hazelton, ND 58544 701-782-6293

Websites

 * Emmons County at Cyndi's List — a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Emmons County at Genealogy Trails — volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
 * Emmons County at North Dakota USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Emmons County at North Dakota USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
 * Emmons County, North Dakota at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
 * Emmons County, North Dakota Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com - collection of links by state, county, city, and record type
 * 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.