Rolette County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Rolette County

Rollette 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, death, and burial records from 1943, marriage, divorce and court records from 1887 and probate records from 1896; Register of Deeds has land records

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

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

Populated Places
Belcourt Dunseith St. John

Indian Reservations
The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is primarily located in the Turtle Mountains in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Bottineau | Pierce | Towner | Manitoba, Canada

American Indians
1900 Federal Census and index of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, Rolette County, North Dakota by Mary Ann Quirring, Lily B. Zwolle. WorldCat

Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Roulette, North Dakota 1900 Census by Gail Morin WorldCat

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


 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran

 * Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Rolette, 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
Rolette County Historical Society PO Box 377 St. John, ND 58369-0377 Telephone Number:701-263-4564

Web Sites

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