Kidder County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Kidder County

Kidder 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 1943, divorce and court records from 1885; County Judge has marriage records from 1887 and probate reocrds from 1883; Register of Deeds has land records from 1881

Parent County
1873--Kidder County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Steele

Neighboring Counties
Burleigh | Emmons | Logan | Sheridan | Stutsman | Wells

Census

 * 1880
 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1915
 * 1920
 * 1925
 * 1930

Lutheran

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

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Kidder County.


 * July 24-25, 1863 = Big Mound
 * July 26, 1863 = Dead Buffalo Lake


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Dakota.

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.
 * Kidder County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Kidder County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)