Billings County, North Dakota Genealogy

United States North Dakota  Billings County

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 of the District Court has marriage records from 1893, burial records from 1922, divorce records, and probate records from 1895, court records from 1890, and land records from 1886.

Parent County
1879--Billings County was created 10 February 1879 from Howard County and unorganized territory. County seat: Medora

Populated Places
Medora

Neighboring Counties
Dunn | Golden Valley | McKenzie | Slope | Stark

Census

 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 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 $

Societies and Libraries
Billings County Historical Society Museum PO Box 364 Medora, ND 58645 Phone: 701-623-4829

Chateau de Mores State Historic Site PO Box 106 Medora, ND 58645 Phone: 701-623-4355 or 701-328-2666 Email[mailto:histsoc@nd.gov] Website

Web Sites

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