Search For Your Ancestors

STATE QUICKLINKS

SPONSORS

Divide County, North Dakota

Divide County was established on December 09, 1910 from Williams County.

The Divide County Seat is situated in Crosby and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Divide County are Saskatchewan, Canada, Burke CountyWilliams CountySheridan County, Montana ( west).

Townships include Alexandria, Ambrose, Blooming Prairie, Blooming Valley, Border, Burg, Clinton, Coalfield, Daneville, De Witt, Elkhorn, Fertile Valley, Fillmore, Frazier, Frederick, Garnet, Gooseneck, Hawkeye, Hayland, Lincoln Valley, Long Creek, Mentor , Palmer, Plumer, Sioux Trail, Smoky Butte, Stoneview, Troy, Twin Butte, Upland, Westby, Writing Rock .

Divide County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1910192019301940. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.

Divide County Society and Family History Resources

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

Divide County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Divide 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 Divide 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.

  • Divide County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
    • Address: 300 2nd Ave N, Crosby, ND 58730
    • Phone: (701) 965-6831
  • Divide 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: 1910
    • Land Records: 1910
    • Probate Records: 1910
    • Court Records: 1910
  • 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.

Divide County Links

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

Divide Co. ND Books, Newspapers & Publications

Divide Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Divide Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Divide Co. ND Census Records

Divide Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

Divide Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Divide Co. ND General and History Websites

Divide Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Divide Co. ND Military Records