About North Dakota Land Records
North Dakota is a federal-land state. Lands were generally acquired
from the federal government or from other individuals. The State Archives
and Historical Research Library holds a few original records of the
GLO for North Dakota and a microfilmed copy of the BLM's original tract
books and survey plats. The North Dakota Water Commission, State Office
Building, 900 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismark, ND 58505, maintains original
township plats although patents and copies of tract books and plats
are located at the BLM in Montana.
Microfilm copies of the tract books
are also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
Land-entry case files are located in the National Archives in Washington,
D.C. These files include many of the most beneficial documents involved
in homesteading and other federal land acquisition programs.
After initial purchase from the government, transfers of land usually
occurred between individuals and were recorded at the county level.
The original deeds remain in the office of the county's register
of deeds. Most land records in North Dakota are extant at the county
level
from the time the county was organized, though many have not been
microfilmed. For further information on land and property, see:
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the United States. Salt
Lake City: Ancestry, 1997.
North Dakota BLM Office:
Bureau of Land Management
Montana State Office (also North Dakota)
5001 Southgate Dr
Billings, Montana 59101
PH: (406) 896-5000
FAX: (406) 896-5298
North Dakota State Historical
Society:
State Historical Society of North Dakota
State Archives and Historical Research Liberty
North Dakota Heritage Center
612 East Boulevard Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 224-2091
North Dakota County Courthouses:
Adams County
Adams County Clerk
Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 469
Hettinger, ND 58639
Telephone: (701) 567-2460
Barnes County
Barnes County Clerk
P.O. Box 774
Valley City, ND 58072
Telephone: (701) 845-8512
Benson County
Benson County Clerk
P.O. Box 213
Minnewaukan, ND 58351
Telephone: (701) 473-5345
Billings County
Billings County Clerk
P.O. Box 138
Medora, ND 58645
Telephone: (701) 623-4492
Bottineau County
Bottineau County Clerk
314 W. 5th St.
Bottineau, ND 58318
Telephone: (701) 228-3983
Bowman County
Bowman County Clerk
P.O. Box 379
Bowman, ND 58623
Telephone: (701) 523-3450
Burke County
Burke County Clerk
P.O. Box 219
Bowbells, ND 58721
Telephone: (701) 377-2718
Burleigh County
Burleigh County Clerk
P.O. Box 1055
Bismark, ND 58502
Telephone: (701) 222-6761
Cass County
Cass County Clerk
P.O. Box 2806
Fargo, ND 58108
Telephone: (701) 241-5654
Cavalier County
Cavalier County Clerk
901 3rd St.
Langdon, ND 58249
Telephone: (701) 256-2124
Dickey County
Dickey County Clerk
P.O. Box 336
Ellendale, ND 58436
Telephone: (701) 349-3013
Divide County
Divide County Clerk
P.O. Box 68
Crosby, ND 58730-0049
Telephone: (701) 965-6831
Dunn County
Dunn County Clerk
P.O. Box 136
Manning, ND 58642-0106
Telephone: (701) 573-4447
Eddy County
Eddy County Clerk
524 Central Ave.
New Rockford, ND 58356-1698
Telephone: (701) 947-2813
Emmons County
Emmons County Clerk
P.O. Box 905
Linton, ND 58552
Telephone: (701) 254-4812
Foster County
Foster County Clerk
P.O. Box 257
Carrington, ND 58421
Telephone: (701) 652-2491
Golden Valley County
Golden Valley County Clerk
P.O. Box 9
Beach, ND 58621
Telephone: (701) 872-4352
Grand Forks County
Grand Forks County Clerk
P.O. Box 5939
Grand Forks, ND 58206-1477
Telephone: (701) 780-8221
Grant County
Grant County Clerk
P.O. Box 258
Carson, ND 58529
Telephone: (701) 622-3615
Griggs County
Griggs County Clerk
P.O. Box 326
Cooperstown, ND 58425-0326
Telephone: (701) 797-2772
Hettinger County
Hettinger County Clerk
P.O. Box 668
Mott, ND 58646
Telephone: (701) 824-2645
Kidder County
Kidder County Clerk
P.O. Box 66
Steele, ND 58482-0110
Telephone: (701) 475-2651
La Moure County
La Moure County Clerk
P.O. Box 5
LaMoure, ND 58458
Telephone: (701) 883-5193
Logan County
Logan County Clerk
P.O. Box 6
Napoleon, ND 58561
Telephone: (701) 754-2751
McHenry County
McHenry County (Please note: fire destroyed all records in April 1905)
P.O. Box 117
Towner, ND 58788-0117
Telephone: (701) 537-5729
McIntosh County
McIntosh County Clerk
P.O. Box 179
Ashley, ND 58413
Telephone: (701) 288-3450
McKenzie County
McKenzie County Clerk
P.O. Box 524
Watford City, ND 58854-0524
Telephone: (701) 842-3452
McLean County
McLean County Clerk
P.O. Box 1108
Washburn, ND 58577
Telephone: (701) 462-8541, ext. 228
Mercer County
Mercer County Clerk
P.O. Box 39
Stanton, ND 58571-0039
Telephone: (701) 745-3262
Morton County
Morton County Clerk
210 2nd Ave. N.W.
Mandan, ND 58554-3124
Telephone: (701) 667-3358
Mountrail County
Mountrail County Clerk
P.O. Box 69
Stanley, ND 58784
Telephone: (701) 628-2915
Nelson County
Nelson County Clerk
P.O. Box 565
Lakota, ND 58344
Telephone: (701) 247-2462
Oliver County
Oliver County Clerk
P.O. Box 125
Center, ND 58530-0166
Telephone: (701) 794-8777
Pembina County
Pembina County Clerk
301 Dakota St. W., #6
Cavalier, ND 58220-0160
Telephone: (701) 265-8411
Pierce County
Pierce County Clerk
240 S.E. 2nd St.
Rugby, ND 58368-1830
Telephone: (701) 776-6161
Ramsey County
Ramsey County Clerk
524 4th Ave. #4
Devils Lake, ND 58301-2701
Telephone: (701) 662-7066
Ransom County
Ransom County Clerk
P.O. Box 626
Lisbon, ND 58054
Telephone: (701) 683-5823, ext 20
Renville County
Renville County Clerk
P.O. Box 68
Mohall, ND 58761-0068
Telephone: (701) 756-6398
Richland County
Richland County Clerk
418 2nd Ave. N.
Wahpeton, ND 58075
Telephone: (701) 642-7818
Rolette County
Rolette County Clerk
P.O. Box 460
Rolla, ND 58367
Telephone: (701) 477-3816
Sargent County
Sargent County Clerk
P.O. Box 176
Forman, ND 58032-0098
Telephone: (701) 724-6241, ext. 215
Sheridan County
Sheridan County Clerk
P.O. Box 668
McClusky, ND 58463-0636
Telephone: (701) 363-2207
Sioux County
Sioux County Clerk
P.O. Box L
Fort Yates, ND 58538
Telephone: (701) 854-3853
Slope County
Slope County Clerk
P.O. Box JJ
Amidon, ND 58620-0449
Telephone: (701) 879-6275
Stark County
Stark County Clerk
P.O. Box 130
Dickinson, ND 58602-0130
Telephone: (701) 264-7639
Steele County
Steele County Clerk
P.O. Box 296
Finley, ND 58230
Telephone: (701) 524-2152
Stutsman County
Stutsman County Clerk
511 2nd Ave. SE
Jamestown, ND 58401-4210
Telephone: (701) 252-9042
Towner County
Towner County Clerk
P.O. Box 517
Cando, ND 58324
Telephone: (701) 968-4345
Traill County
Traill County Clerk
P.O. Box 805
Hillsboro, ND 58045
Telephone: (701) 436-4454
Walsh County
Walsh County Clerk
Courthouse
600 Cooper Ave
Grafton, ND 58237
Telephone: (701) 352-0350
Ward County
Ward County Clerk
Courthouse
P.O. Box 5005
Minot, ND 58701
Telephone: (701) 857-6460
Wells County
Wells County Clerk
P.O. Box 596
Fessenden, ND 58438-0596
Telephone: (701) 547-3122
Williams County
Williams County Clerk
P.O. Box 2047
Williston, ND 58802-1246
Telephone: (701) 572-1720
|
