Golden Valley County, North Dakota

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

Golden Valley County was established on November 19, 1912 from Billings County.

The Golden Valley County Seat is situated in Beach and the county government website is http://www.beachnd.com/

Areas next to Golden Valley County are McKenzie County, Billings County, Slope County, Fallon County, Montana, Wibaux County, Montana ( west).

Townships include Beach, Bullion, Delhi, Elk Creek, Elmwood, Golva, Henry, Lone Tree, Pearl, Saddle Butte, Sentinel, Trotters.

Golden Valley County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.

Golden Valley County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Golden Valley County Historical Society, P. O. Box 384, Beach, ND 58621-0384, 701-872-4987
• Golden Valley County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Golden Valley County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Golden Valley County (usgwarchives.net)

Golden Valley County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley 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.

• Golden Valley County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 150 1st Ave SW, Beach, ND 58621
  • Phone: (701) 872-3713
• Golden Valley County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1912
• Golden Valley County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1912
  • Probate Records: 1912
  • Court Records: 1912
• 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.

Golden Valley County Links

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

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

Golden Valley Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Golden Valley Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• North Dakota Court Records Research Guide
• Inventory of the county archives of North Dakota.  (search.ancestry.com)
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Golden Valley Co. ND Census Records

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

Golden Valley Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Golden Valley Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Golden Valley Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Golden Valley Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.