Mercer County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Mercer County

Mercer 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 1942, marriage records from 1894, divorce and court records from 1906 and probate record from 1898; Register of Deeds has land records; State Archives has naturalization records

Parent County
1875--Mercer County was created 14 January 1875 from unorganized territory. County seat: Stanton

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is located in Mercer County. The remainder of the reservation is in Mountrail, McKenzie, Dunn, and Ward Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Dunn | McLean | Morton | Oliver | Stark

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

Census

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

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Web Sites

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