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United States North Dakota Cass County

Guide to Cass 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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County Information

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County Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse 211 9th Street South PO Bo 2806 Fargo, ND 58103-1833 Phone: 701.241.5646 Cass County Website Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1885

Cass County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="77%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="11%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="11%" align="center" |1872
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 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * width="11%" align="center" |1884
 * width="11%" align="center" |1873
 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * colspan="7" | * State births and deaths began in 1907, with high compliance by 1920s.
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 * width="11%" align="center" |1880
 * colspan="7" | * State births and deaths began in 1907, with high compliance by 1920s.
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Boundary Changes
1873--Cass County was created 4 January 1873 from Pembina County. County seat: Fargo
 * See ''Rotating Formation North Dakota County Boundary Maps" at MapofUS.org

Cities and Towns

 * For items in cities and towns, click, then click Places within United States, North Dakota, Cass. (Note: the link appears only if items have been cataloged under at least one town.)

Populated Places


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Biographies

 * North Dakota Biography Index at NDSU Archives - Databases

Census Records

 * 1880
 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1885 - 1885 Census at NDSU Archives - Databases
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images
 * See also North Dakota Census

Church Records
Lutheran

'''Enderlin


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

'''Fargo


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

'''First Lutheran Church, Fargo


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

'''Hickson


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

'''Zion Lutheran Church, Harwood


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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1910-1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images

Local Histories

 * Some cities and towns may have local histories.

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — index, images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives - Databases

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


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

Cass County, N.D., Probate Records (1876-1949)

Vital Records
Cass County, N.D. Divorce and Civil Cases Records (1870-1942)

Cass County, N.D. Marriage Licenses (1870-1944)

Family History Centers

 * Fargo North Dakota Family History Center
 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries
Cass County Historical Society 1351 Main Ave W West Fargo 58078-1321 Phone:701-282-2822 Email[mailto:mwarren@bonanzaville.com]Website

Casselton Historical Society PO Box 86 Casselton, ND 58012 Phone: 701-347-4163

Red River Valley Genealogy Society c/o Linda Zeutschel PO Box 9284 Fargo, ND 58106 Phone: 701-239-4129 or 701-282-2076 Website

Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Cass County
 * — For cities and towns, click the Places within United States, North Dakota, ... link which appears if an item is cataloged to any town in the county
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * North Dakota State Library — The topics "genealogy" and "magazines and newspapers" may be especially interesting.
 * Local libraries and North Dakota Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Websites

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