Eddy County, North Dakota

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

Eddy County was established on March 09, 1885 from Foster County.

The Eddy County Seat is situated in New Rockford and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Eddy County are Benson County, Nelson County, Griggs County, Foster County, Wells County.

Townships include Bush, Cherry Lake, Columbia, Colvin, Eddy, Freeborn, Secure Site, Gates, Grandfield, Hillsdale, Lake Washington, Munster, New Rockford, Paradise, Pleasant Prairie, Rosefield, Sheldon, Superior, Tiffany.

Eddy 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.

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

Eddy County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Eddy County Museum & Historical Society, 6840 18th Street NE, New Rockford, ND 58356-1707, 701-947-5405
• Sheyenne Log Cabin Museum, 1226 1st Ave N, New Rockford, ND 58356-1415, 701-996-2316
• Eddy County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Eddy County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Eddy County (usgwarchives.net)

Eddy County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Eddy 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 Eddy 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.

• Eddy County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 524 Central Ave, New Rockford, ND 58356
  • Phone: (701) 947-2813
• Eddy 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: 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.

Eddy County Links

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

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

Eddy Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Eddy Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Eddy Co. ND Census Records

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

Eddy Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Eddy Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Eddy Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Eddy Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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