Billings County, North Dakota

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

Billings County was established on February 10, 1879 (organized in 1886) from Dakota Territory.

The Billings County Seat is situated in Medora and the county government website is http://www.billingscountynd.gov/

Areas next to Billings County are McKenzie County, Dunn County, Stark County, Slope County, Golden Valley County.

Townships include Medora.

Billings County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Billings Co. Billings Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1880. Billings Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. Billings Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.

Billings County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Billings County Historical Society Museum, P. O. Box 364, Medora, ND 58645, 701-623-4829
• Chateau de Mores State Historic Site, P. O. Box 106, Medora, ND 58645, 701-623-4355 or 701-328-2666
• North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Inc., 120 N. 3rd St., Suite 85, Bismarck, ND 58501-3860, 701-250-1833 or 701-623-2000 (Medora)
• Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park – South Unit, , P. O. Box 7, Medora, ND 58645, 701-623-4466
• Billings County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Billings County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Billings County (usgwarchives.net)

Billings County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Billings 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 Billings 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.

• Billings County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 495 4th St, Medora, ND 58645
  • Phone: (701) 623-4491
• Billings 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: 1887
  • Land Records: 1879
  • Probate Records: 1879
  • Court Records: 1879
• 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.

Billings County Links

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

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

Billings Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Billings Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Billings Co. ND Census Records

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

Billings Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Billings Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Billings Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Billings Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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