Nelson County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Nelson County

Nelson 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 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1880, divorce, Court and burial records

Parent Counties
2 March 1883: Nelson County was created from Foster, Grand Forks, and Ramsey Counties, and unorganized territory. County seat: Lakota

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Eddy | Grand Forks | Griggs | Ramsey | Steele | Walsh

Census

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

Lutheran
Center


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

Warwick


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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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