Oliver County, North Dakota

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

Oliver County was established on March 12, 1885 from Mercer County.

The Oliver County Seat is situated in Center and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Oliver County are McLean County, Burleigh County, Morton County, Mercer County (west and north).

Townships include Center.

Oliver 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.

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

Oliver County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Oliver County Historical Society, P. O. Box 344, Center, ND 58530
• Oliver County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Oliver County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Oliver County (usgwarchives.net)

Oliver County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Oliver 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 Oliver 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.

• Oliver County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 205 2nd Ave NW, Mandan, ND 58554
  • Phone: (701) 794-8777
• Oliver 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: 1885
  • Land Records: 1885
  • Probate Records: 1885
  • Court Records: 1885
• 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.

Oliver County Links

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

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

Oliver Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Oliver Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Oliver Co. ND Census Records

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

Oliver Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Oliver Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Oliver Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Oliver Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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