Wells County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Wells County

Wells 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, marriage, death, burial, divorce probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Wells County was created 4 January 1873 from Buffalo County (Old). County seat: Fessenden

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Eddy | Foster | Kidder | Pierce | Sheridan | Stutsman

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

Census

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

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