Bottineau County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Bottineau County

Guide to Bottineau 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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Description
The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory in 1872 but it wasn't organized until July 17, 1884, at a meeting in Bottineau. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.

County Courthouse
Bottineau County Courthouse 314 W 5th Street Bottineau, ND 58318; Phone: 701.228.3983 Bottineau County Courthouse Clerk District Court has Birth, Death, &amp; burial records from 1943, marriage record from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 1889 &amp; naturalization records from 1884; Register of Deeds has land records

Bottineau County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="12%" align="center" |1943
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1943
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1884
 * width="12%" align="center" |1890
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1873--Bottineau County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Bottineau
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Cities

 * Antler
 * Bottineau
 * Gardema
 * Kramer
 * Landa
 * Lansford
 * Maxbass
 * Newburg
 * Overly
 * Souris
 * Westhope
 * Willow City

Townships

 * Amity
 * Antler
 * Bentinck
 * Blaine
 * Brander
 * Cecil
 * Chatfield
 * Cordelia
 * Cut Bank
 * Dalen
 * Eidsvold
 * Elms
 * Elysian
 * Haram
 * Hastings
 * Hoffman
 * Homen
 * Kane
 * Lansford
 * Lewis
 * Lordsburg
 * Mount Rose
 * Newborg
 * Oak Creek
 * Oak Valley
 * Ostby
 * Peabody
 * Pickering
 * Renville
 * Richburg
 * Roland
 * Scandia
 * Scotia
 * Sergius
 * Sherman
 * Starbuck
 * Stone Creek
 * Tacoma
 * Wayne
 * Wellington
 * Wheaton
 * Whitby
 * Whitteron
 * Willow Vale

Unincorporated communities

 * Carbury
 * Kuroki (See National Register, below)
 * Omemee
 * Roth

Cemeteries

 * Antler Cemetery - Index - Hidden Ancestors
 * Bethel Lutheran Brethern - Index - Hidden Ancestors
 * Haas Cemetery - Index -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Kramer Cemetery - Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Landa Cemetery- Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Lansford Cemetery - Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Little Fargo Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Memorial Park -  Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Mohall Cemetery - Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Mount St. Mark Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Mouse River Lutheran -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Nederos Lutheran Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Oak Creek Cemetery -  Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Old Salem Cemetery - Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Our Savior's Cemetery -  Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Renville Cemetery - Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Riverside Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Russell Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Saint Jerome's Cemetery -  Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Saint John's Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Tarsus Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Weeks Cemetery -  Partial Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Willow City Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Willow Creek Cemetery -  Index  -  Hidden Ancestors

State Census 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

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for North Dakota starting in 1910. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.

Church Records
Bottineau County Churches -  Church Angel

Lutheran


 * Records of Mouse River Lutheran Church, Bottineau County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Historical highlights of Bottineau County. 1977. Bismarck North Dakota; Bismarck Tribune;
 * Museum and Library of the State historical society of North Dakota. 1917. Bismarck, N.D.. State Historical Society of North Dakota;
 * Hithitrust
 * Archive.org
 * Google Books
 * Bottineau County Diamond Jubilee, 1884-1959 : Bottineau, North Dakota, June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 1959. 1959. Diamond Anniversary Publication Committee. Bottineau, N.D.;
 * Digital Horizons Online
 * Digital Horizons Online

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Maps at NDGenWeb -historical maps

Military Records
Civil War World War I
 * 1861 -1865 at FamilySearch.
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.
 * 1917 - 1918 North Dakota Military Men 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917 - 1918 Roster of the men and women who served in the army or naval service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its allies from the state of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * For further information see North Dakota Military Records.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


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

Newspapers
 North Dakota Newspapers Online North Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some North Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * 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
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota - contains inventory and catalog of all known ND newspapers

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

Societies
Bottineau County Historical Society 1093 Hwy 5 NE Bottineau, ND 58318 Telephone: 701-228-3800

Lansford Threshers and Historical Association, Inc. c/o Glen Carlson PO Box 26 Lansford, ND 58750 Telephone: 701-784-5897

Mouse River Loop Genealogy Society PO Box 1391 Minot, ND 58701-1391 Website

Websites

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