Ramsey County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Ramsey County

Ramsey 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, death and burial records from 1890, divorce and court records; County Judge has marriage and probate records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
4 January 1873: Ramsey County was created from Pembina County. County seat: Devils Lake

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

Populated Places
Crary Devils Lake

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Cavalier | Nelson | Towner | Walsh

Census
Online Territory and State Census Indexes and Records
 * 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


 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran
Bergen Lutheran Church, Starkweather


 * Records of Bergen Lutheran Church, Starkweather, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

First Lutheran Church


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

St. Olof's Lutheran Church, Devil's Lake


 * Records of St. Olof's Lutheran Church, Devil's Lake, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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

Probate
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

Societies and Libraries
Ramsey County Historical Society 502 4th Street P. O. Box 245 Devils Lake, ND 58301 Telephone Number: 701-662-3701

Web Sites

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