Golden Valley County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Golden Valley County

Golden Valley 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 and court records from 1912; Register of Deeds has land records from 1912

Parent County
1912--Golden Valley County was created 19 November 1912 from Billings County. County seat: Beach

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

Populated Places
Beach

Neighboring Counties
Billings | McKenzie | Slope | Montana counties: Fallon | Wibaux

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

Lutheran

 * Records of Scandia Lutheran Church, Golden Valley, 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
Golden Valley County Historical Society PO Box 384 Beach, ND 58621-0384 Phone: 701-872-4987

Golden Valley County Historical Society 180 1st Ave. S.E. Beach, ND 58621 Phone:701-872-3938 Email[mailto:whtmule@midrivers.com] Website

Web Sites

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