Cavalier County, North Dakota

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

Cavalier County was established on January 04, 1874 (organized in 1884) from Pembina County.

The Cavalier County Seat is situated in Langdon and the county government website is http://www.cavaliercounty.us/

Areas next to Cavalier County are Manitoba, Canada, Pembina County, Walsh County, Ramsey County, Towner County.

Townships include Alma, Banner, Billings, Bruce, Byron, Cypress, Dresden, Easby, East Alma, Elgin, Fremont, Glenila, Gordon, Grey, Harvey, Hay, Henderson, Hope, Huron, Langdon, Linden, Loam, Manilla, Minto, Montrose, Moscow, Mount Carmel, Nekoma, North Loma, North Olga, Osford, Osnabrock, Perry, Seivert, South Dresden, South Olga, Storlie, Trier, Waterloo, West Hope.

Cavalier 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.

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

Cavalier County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Cavalier County Historical Society, 10123 95th Street NE, Langdon, ND 58249, 701-256-3342
• Cavalier County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Cavalier County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Cavalier County (usgwarchives.net)

Cavalier County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Cavalier 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 Cavalier 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.

• Cavalier County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 901 3rd St, Langdon, ND 58249
  • Phone: (701) 256-2124
• Cavalier County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1873
• Cavalier County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Probate Records: 1873
  • Court Records: 1873
• Cavalier 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.
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• 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.

Cavalier County Links

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

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

Cavalier Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Cavalier Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Cavalier Co. ND Census Records

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

Cavalier Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Cavalier Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Cavalier Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Cavalier Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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