Williams County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Williams County

Williams 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
District Court Clerk has birth, marriage, death, burial, probate, court and naturalization records; County Treasurer Recorder has land records; Veterans Service Office has military records.

Parent Counties
30 November 1892: Williams County was created from Buford (Old) and Flannery (Old) Counties. County seat: Williston

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

Populated Places
Alamo Appam Corinth Grenora Williston

Neighboring Counties
Burke | Divide | McKenzie | Mountrail | Montana counties: Richland | Roosevelt | Sheridan

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


 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran

 * Records of Bethesda Lutheran Church, Williams 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
Williams County Historical Society 519 11th Avenue W Williston, ND 58801-4727 Telepone Number 701-577-4504

Fort Buford State Historic Site 15349 39th Lane NW Williston, ND 58801 Telephone Number: 701-572-9034 or 701-328-2666 Website

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site 15550 Hwy. 1804 Williston, ND 58801 Telephone Number: 701-572-9083 Website

Frontier Museum 423 1st Ave. West Williston, ND 58801 Telephone Number: 701-572-2258

Pioneer Trails Historical Society, Hanks 2310 University Ave. Williston, ND 58801 Telephone Number: 701-572-4759

Ray Opera House Museum Society 420 4th Avenue East Ray, ND 58849 Telephone Number: 701-568-3437

Tioga Historical Society, Inc / Norseman Museum P. O. Box 697 Tioga, ND 58852-0697 Telephone Number: 701-664-2702

Family History Centers

 * Williston North Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

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