Ransom County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Ransom County

Ransom 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
Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1943, marriage records from 1882, divorce, probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Ransom County was created 4 January 1873 from Pembina County. County seat: Lisbon

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

Populated Places
Enderlin Fort Ransom Lisbon Sheldon

Neighboring Counties
Barnes | Cass | Dickey | LaMoure | Richland | Sargent

Census

 * 1880
 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Lutheran
Enderlin


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Enderlin, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Lisbon


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Lisbon, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Societies and Libraries
Ransom County Historical Society 6231 121 Avenue SE Fort Ransom, ND 58033 Telephone Number:701-973-8303 or 701-973-2259 Website

Enderlin Historical Society and Museum, Inc. 13296 55th St. SE Enderlin, ND 58027 Telephone Number: 701-437-3205 or 701-799-0725 Website

Web Sites

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