Grant County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Grant County

Grant 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 records from 1945, marriage, death, burial, divorce, probate and court records from 1916; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1916--Grant County was created 7 November 1916 from Morton County. County seat: Carson

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

Places/Localities

 * Freda
 * Rawleigh
 * Shields

For more information about these places, see Grant County Cities and Towns

Neighboring Counties
Adams | Hettinger | Morton | Sioux | Stark

Cemeteries
Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in Grant County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available.

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


 * 1920
 * 1930

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
Grant County Historical Society 6930 67th Ave. SW Elgin, ND 58533

New Leipzig Museum PO Box 19 New Leipzig, ND 58562-0019 Phone: 701-584-2348

Web Sites

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