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United States North Dakota Foster County

Guide to Foster County, North Dakota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Foster County Courthouse 1000 5th St North PO Box 257 Carrington, ND 58421 Phone: 701.652.1001 Foster County Website Clerk District Court has birth and death records from 1900, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1884, military and naturalization records from 1900. Register of Deeds has land records.

Foster County, North Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1883
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1873
 * width="12%" align="center" |1880
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1873--Foster County was created 4 January 1873 from Pembina County. County seat: Carrington

Populated Places

 * Carrington
 * Glenfield


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Census Records
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
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 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 Records
'''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

Museums
Putnam House 533 Main St. Carrington, ND 58421 Phone: 701-652-1213 or 701-652-2090

Societies
Foster County Historical Society 756 Main Street Carrington, ND 58421 Phone: 701-652-1313

James River Genealogy Club 651 4th St. Carrington, ND 58421 Phone: 701-652-2587

Websites

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

Societies
Emmons County Historical Society PO Box 567 110 W Oak Avenue Linton, ND 58552 Phone: 701-254-4390

Hazelton Historical Society 201 Western Avenue Hazelton, ND 58544 Phone:701-782-6293

Websites

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