Nelson County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota Nelson County

Nelson 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 and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1880, divorce, Court and burial records

Parent Counties
2 March 1883: Nelson County was created from Foster, Grand Forks, and Ramsey Counties, and unorganized territory. County seat: Lakota

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

Populated Places
Aneta Pekin Tolna

Neighboring Counties
Benson | Eddy | Grand Forks | Griggs | Ramsey | Steele | Walsh

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
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Lutheran
Center


 * Records of Center Lutheran Church, Nelson County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Warwick


 * Records of Warwick Lutheran Church, Nelson 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
Nelson County Historical Society PO Box 141 Pekin, ND 58361 Phone: 701-247-2374

Web Sites

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