Burleigh County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Burleigh County

Guide to Burleigh 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
Burleigh County Courthouse 514 E Thayer Ave PO Box 5518 Bismarck, ND 58501-4413 Phone: 701.222.6690 Burleigh County Website Clerk District Court has marriage and probate records from 1898, Court Records from 1876 and burial records from 1950’s

Burleigh 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
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1898
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1873--Burleigh County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Bismarck

Populated Places

 * Bismarck
 * Wilton


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Census Records
Online Territory and State Census Indexes and Records

For more information see North Dakota 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

Military Records
Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Burleigh County.


 * July 28, 1863 = Stony Lake


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

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

Family History Centers

 * Bismarck North Dakota Family History Center

Societies
Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 485 Bismarck, ND 58502-0485 Email[mailto:info@bmhgs.com] Website

Germans From Russia Heritage Society 1125 Turnpike Ave. Bismarck, ND 58501-8115 Phone: 701-223-6167 Website

Missouri Valley Historical Society c/o Carl Vender Buckstop Junction PO Box 941 Bismarck, ND 58502-0941 Phone: 701-258-6787 or 701-250-8575

Websites

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