Traill County, North Dakota Genealogy

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

Description
Traill county was created in 1875. It was named after Walter John Strickland Traill, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and son of Canadian pioneer Catharine Parr Traill. Its county seat is Hillsboro.

County Courthouse
Traill County Courthouse 114 W Caledonia Hillsboro, ND 58045 Phone: 701.436.4454 Traill County Website Clerk District Court has birth records from 1910, marriage records from 1887, death records from 1907, burial records from 1915, divorce records and records from 1890 and probate records and probate records from 1882; Register of Deeds has land records

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

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county

Biographies

 * Index to Traill County Biographies on North Dakota Genealogy Trails website - alphabetical list of early settlers and prominent individuals from county histories
 * Traill County, North Dakota, USGenWeb Project also has biographies. Use the search tool.
 * North Dakota Biography Index at North Dakota State University Archives - Index only; gives references to publications containing information on North Dakotans, living and deceased

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Index to Businesses of Traill County (Genealogy Trails)

Census Records

 * 1880, 1885 Mortality Schedule for Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * Traill County Census Information (USGenWeb Archives)

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1836 - 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census – index only; North Dakota was included in the 1836 Wisconsin Territory Census
 * 1840 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1840 Iowa Territory Census
 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Minnesota Territory Census
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1860 Dakota Territory Census
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1870 Dakota Territory Census
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1880 Dakota Territory Census
 * 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

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of North Dakota starting in 1890, although no records survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal census indexes, see North Dakota Census.

Church Records
Online Church Records Traill County Church Histories Lutheran Church
 * Index to Traill County Church Histories and Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1875-1940 - U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 at Ancestry — ($); Index and images; Dates vary for each county
 * Records of Aurdal Lutheran Church, Portland, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Blanchard Lutheran Church, Blanchard, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Bruflat Lutheran Church, Portland, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Hatton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Hillsboro, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * 1902 - Buxton Medical Directory, 1902 (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1902 - Clifford Medical Directory, 1902 (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1909 - Traill County Attorneys, 1909 (USGenWeb Archives)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records For more information see North Dakota Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796-1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861-1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images
 * 1870-1904 - Index to Traill County BLM Landowner Records by Surname (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Hatton's heritage : a history of Hatton, North Dakota, 1884-1959. 1959. By Harvey Wambhein. S.l. : s.n. Online at: ;.
 * Yesteryears in Traill : a history of Traill County, North Dakota. 1978. By American Revolution Bicentennial Publishing Committee (Traill County, North Dakota). Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: ;.
 * Traill County, North Dakota, USGenWeb Archives lists a number of books with links to surname indexes. Scroll down on the page to "Histories - Books."

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for North Dakota Counties
 * North Dakota Maps at NDGenWeb -historical maps

Online Collections
These collections are unique to North Dakota. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and North Dakota Military Records.

Civil War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War For further information see North Dakota Military Records.
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.
 * 1883 - Traill County ND 1883 Pensioners List (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1890 - at FamilySearch.
 * 1917-1918 - North Dakota Military Men 1917-1918 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1917-1918 - Roster of the men and women who served in the army or naval service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its allies from the state of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Vols. 1-4 at Ancestry ($)
 * World War I Casualties, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Army Casualties, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Army Enlistment Records, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1950-1957 - Korean War Casualties, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1957-1995 - Vietnam War Casualties, Traill County, North Dakota (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * North Dakota Naturalization Records Index at NDSU Archives – index only, covers various dates and counties

Newspapers
 North Dakota Newspapers Online North Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of North Dakota newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some North Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota - contains inventory and catalog of all known ND newspapers

Obituaries

 * Index to Traill County Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Traill County Obituaries - Scroll down to "Obituaries." (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Traill County, North Dakota, USGenWeb Project has obituaries. Use the search tool to find them.

Probate Records
''Online Probate Records


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

School Records

 * 1911-1936 - Hatton High School Graduates (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1910, 1913 - Mayville High School Graduates (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1921-1927 - Portland High School Graduates (Genealogy Trails)
 * Traill County, North Dakota, School Histories (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1872-1899 - Traill County Marriage Index (USGenWeb Project)
 * Traill County ND Newspaper Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * 1892-present - NDDH Public Death Index, 1892-present at North Dakota Dept. of Health – index only

Archives
North Dakota State University Archives West Building 3551 7th Avenue N Fargo, ND 58102 Mailing Address: NDSU Archives Libraries NDSU Dept #2080 PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Phone: 701-231-8914 Fax: 701-231-5632 Email: [mailto:ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu] Website

Libraries
Goose River Heritage Center, Inc. 320 1st Street NW Mayville, ND 58257

Societies
Traill County Historical Society PO Box 173 Hillsboro, ND 58045-0173 Telephone: 701-636-5571

Hatton-Eielson Museum and Historical Association PO Box 33 Hatton, ND 58240-0033 Telephone: 701-543-4092 Website

Websites

 * Traill County, North Dakota, USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Traill County, North Dakota, USGenWeb Archives
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
 * Traill County, North Dakota Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Traill County Genealogy (LDS Genealogy)
 * Genealogy Trails: Traill County, North Dakota, Genealogy and History