Cavalier County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Cavalier County Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
District Court Clerk  has marriage, probate and court records from 1881, and divorce records from 1888; Register of Deeds  has land records.

Parent County
1873--Cavalier County was created 4 January 1873 from Pembina County. County seat: Langdon

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

Populated Places
Milton Olga Wales

Neighboring Counties
Pembina | Ramsey | Towner | Walsh | Manitoba, Canada

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

Church
Lutheran


 * Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Cavalier County, 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
Cavalier County Historical Society 10123 95th Street NE Langdon, ND 58249 Phone: 701-256-3342

Web Sites

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