Renville County, North Dakota

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

Renville County was established on June 3, 1910 from Ward County.

The Renville County Seat is situated in Mohall and the county government website is http://renvillecountynd.org/

Areas next to Renville County are Saskatchewan, Canada, Bottineau County, McHenry County, Ward County, Burke County.

Townships include Brandon, Callahan, Clay, Colquhoun, Eden Valley, Ensign, Fairbanks, Grassland, Grover, Hamerly, Hamlet, Hurley, Ivanhoe, Lockwood, McKinney, Muskego, Plain, Prescott, Prosperity, Rockford, Roosevelt, Stafford.

Renville 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.

Renville County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Renville County Historical Society, P. O. Box 213, Sherwood, ND 58782, 701-459-2450
• Mouse River Loop Genealogy Society, P. O. Box 1391, Minot, ND 58701-1391
• Renville County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Renville County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Renville County (usgwarchives.net)

Renville County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Renville 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 Renville 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.

• Renville County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 205 Main St E., Mohall, ND 58761
  • Phone: (701) 756-6398
• Renville County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1919
• Renville County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1910
  • Probate Records: 1919
  • Court Records: 1919
• 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.

Renville County Links

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

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

Renville Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Renville Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Renville Co. ND Census Records

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

Renville Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Renville Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Renville Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Renville Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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