Dickey County, North Dakota

Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links

Dickey County was established on March 05, 1881 from LaMoure County.

The Dickey County Seat is situated in Ellendale and the county government website is http://www.dickeynd.com/

Areas next to Dickey County are LaMoure County, Ransom County, Sargent County, Brown County, South Dakota, McPherson County, South Dakota, McIntosh County.

Townships include Ada, Albertha, Albion, Bear Creek, Clement, Divide, Elden, Ellendale, Elm, German, Grand Valley, Hamburg, Hudson, James River Valley, Kent, Kentner, Keystone, Lorraine, Lovell, Maple, Merricourt, Northwest, Port Emma, Porter, Potsdam, Riverdale, Spring Valley, Valley, Van Meter, Whitestone, Wright, Yorktown, Young..

Dickey County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Dickey Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.

Dickey County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Dickey County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Dickey County Historical Society, 9225 104th Ave. SE, Oakes, ND 58474 , 701-783-4361
• Ellendale Historical Society, Inc., 8836 92nd St SE, Ellendale, ND 58436, 701-349-4329
• Fullerton Community / Carroll House Historic Hotel, 1395 Evergreen Ave, Oakes, ND 58474-2317, 701-375-6671
• Rosebud Museum ,P. O. Box 27, Fullerton, ND 58441, 701-375-7521
• Whitestone Historical Society, 8692 98th Ave. SE, Monango, ND 58436
• Whitestone Hill State Historic Site, 612 E Boulevard Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501, 701-396-7731 or 701-328-2666
• Dickey County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Dickey County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Dickey County (usgwarchives.net)

Dickey County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Dickey 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 Dickey 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.

• Dickey County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 309 2nd St N, Ellendale, ND 58436
  • Phone: (701) 349-3249
• Dickey County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1883
• Dickey County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1881
  • Probate Records: 1881
  • Court Records: 1881
• 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.

Dickey County Links

The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Dickey County. Feel free to provide your own favorite Dickey County genealogy or family history related sites.

Dickey 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!
• Dickey County, North Dakota Books (amazon.com)
• Search North Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Dickey County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Dickey Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• North Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
• Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)

Dickey Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• North Dakota Court Records Research Guide
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Dickey Co. ND Census Records

• North Dakota Census Records Research Guide
• Dickey County, ND Census Records Links
• Dickey County, ND Census QuickFacts

Dickey Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

• North Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
• Dickey Co., North Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
• Dickey County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Dickey Co., North Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Dickey County, North Dakota
• Dickey Co., North Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• North Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
• Topographic Church List and Map for Dickey County, North Dakota
• Dickey County, North Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)

Dickey Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

•  North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Dickey Co. ND General and History Websites

• See Also State History for North Dakota
• Dickey County, North Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• A History of Dickey County, North Dakota  (search.ancestry.com)
• Dickey County, North Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Dickey Co. ND Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Dickey County, North Dakota (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – North Dakota – Counties – Dickey (cyndislist.com)
• Dickey County North Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
• Dickey Co. NDGenweb (theusgenweb.org)
• Dickey County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Dickey Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Dickey Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of North Dakota Links and Information
• 1895 Dickey County Map (livgenmi.com)

Dickey 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 Dickey County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.