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Dunn County, North Dakota
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Dunn County was established on May 24, 1901 from Stark County (organized in 1908).
The Dunn County Seat is situated in Manning and the county government website is unknown
Areas next to Dunn County are Mountrail County, McLean County, Mercer County, Stark County, Billings County, McKenzie County.
Townships include Manning .
Dunn County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.
Dunn County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Dunn County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Dunn County Historical Society, P. O. Box 86, Dunn Center, ND 58626, 701-548-8111
- Dunn County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Dunn County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Dunn County (usgwarchives.net)
Dunn County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist often overlook the value of Dunn County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of family history and genealogy information. Buried away in North Dakota courthouses and archives just about everywhere are often the aspirations and worries of countless North Dakota residents. The odds are excellent that your chosen ancestors and forefathers have left a detailed record of at least some elements of their lives in the Dunn County court records. Even if your forefathers is not mentioned in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other procedures which may have lead to her or him showing up in court records.
- Dunn County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 205 Owens Street, Manning, ND 58642
- Phone: (701) 573-4447
- Dunn County Register of Deeds / Recorder / Clerk of Courts responsibilities include issuing Marriage Licenses and filing of Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Criminal Cases and Child Support Court Documents; keeping a record of each patent, deed, mortgage, bill of sale and any document related to these transactions, insuring a permanent record of property ownership.
- Marriage Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1908
- Probate Records: 1908
- Court Records: 1908
- North Dakota Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in North Dakota for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
- Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for North Dakota Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications. Certified copies of marriage records must be issued by the county where the license was originally filed. Copies of divorce records can only be obtained from the county clerk or recorder in the county in which the divorce filed.
Dunn County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Dunn County. Feel free to provide your own favorite Dunn County genealogy or family history related sites.
Dunn Co. ND Books, Newspapers & Publications
- North Dakota Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- North Dakota historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from North Dakota (1879–1923) (genealogybank.com) Rapidly discover names and key phrases in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth notices along with other items published in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. All new content and articles added every month!
- Dunn County, North Dakota Books (amazon.com)
- Search North Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Dunn County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Dunn Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- North Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Dunn Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- North Dakota Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Dunn Co. ND Census Records
- North Dakota Census Records Research Guide
- Dunn County, ND Census Records Links
- Dunn County, ND Census QuickFacts
Dunn Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records
- North Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
- Dunn Co., North Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
- Dunn County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Dunn Co., North Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Dunn County, North Dakota
- Dunn Co., North Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- North Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Dunn County, North Dakota
- Dunn County, North Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)
Dunn Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Dunn Co. ND General and History Websites
- See Also State History for North Dakota
- Dunn County, North Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Dunn County, North Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Dunn Co. ND Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Dunn County, North Dakota (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – North Dakota – Counties – Dunn (cyndislist.com)
- Dunn County North Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
- Dunn Co. NDGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Dunn County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Dunn Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Dunn Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of North Dakota Links and Information
- 1895 Dunn County Map (livgenmi.com)
Dunn Co. ND Military Records
- North Dakota Military Records Research Guide
- North Dakota Military Records (fold3.com) will provide easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the North Dakota individuals that served. Just the thing for Dunn County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.