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McLean County, North Dakota
McLean County was established on March 08, 1883 from Dakota Territory.
The McLean County Seat is situated in Washburn and the county government website is http://www.visitmcleancounty.com/
Areas next to McLean County are Ward County, McHenry County, Sheridan County, Burleigh County, Oliver County, Mercer County, Dunn County, Mountrail County.
Townships include Amundsville, Andrews, Aurena, Blackwater, Blue Hill, Butte, Byersville, Cremerville, Deepwater, Dogden, Douglas, Gate, Greatstone, Horseshoe Valley, Lake Williams, Longfellow, Loquemont, Malcolm, McGinnis, Medicine Hill, Mercer, Otis, Roseglen, Rosemont, Saint Mary, Snow, Turtle Lake, Victoria, Wise.
McLean 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.
McLean Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.
McLean County Society and Family History Resources
A list of McLean County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- RAOGK Volunteers for North Dakota (raogk.org)
- North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- McLean County Historical Society, P. O. Box 345, Washburn, ND 58577-0345, 701-462-3744 or 701-462-3660
- McLean County Genealogical Society , P. O. Box 99, Garrison, ND 58540-0099, 701-463-2834
- Garrison Heritage Park Foundation, P. O. Box 726, Garrison, ND 58540-0726, 701-463-2064
- North Dakota Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Foundation, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, and Fort Mandan, P. O. Box 607 , Washburn, ND 58577, 701-462-8535
- Fort Stevenson State Park, 1252A 41st St. NW, Garrison, ND 58540, 701-337-5576
- McLean County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- McLean County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for McLean County (usgwarchives.net)
McLean County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist often overlook the value of McLean 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 McLean 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.
- McLean County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 712 5th Ave, Washburn, ND 58577
- Phone: (701) 462-8212
- McLean County Register of Deeds / Recorder
- Land Records: 1883
- McLean County Clerk of Courts
- Marriage Records: 1887
- Probate Records: 1883
- Court Records: 1883
- 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.
McLean County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to McLean ounty. Feel free to provide your own favorite McLean County genealogy or family history related sites.
McLean Co. ND Books, Newspapers & Publications
- North Dakota Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide (raogk.org)
- 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!
- McLean County, North Dakota Books (amazon.com)
- Search North Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- McLean County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
McLean Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- North Dakota Vital Records Research Guide (raogk.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
McLean Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- North Dakota Court Records Research Guide (raogk.org)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
McLean Co. ND Census Records
- North Dakota Census Records Research Guide (raogk.org)
- McLean County, ND Census Records Links
- McLean County, ND Census QuickFacts
McLean Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records
- North Dakota Cemetery Research Guide (raogk.org)
- McLean Co., North Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
- McLean County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- McLean Co., North Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for McLean County, North Dakota
- McLean Co., North Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- North Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide (raogk.org)
- Topographic Church List and Map for McLean County, North Dakota
- McLean County, North Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)
McLean Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
McLean Co. ND General and History Websites
- See Also State History for North Dakota
- McLean County, North Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- McLean County, North Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
- McLean Co. ND Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- McLean County, North Dakota (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi's List - United States - North Dakota - Counties - McLean (cyndislist.com)
- McLean County North Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
- McLean Co. NDGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- McLean County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- McLean Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
McLean Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of North Dakota Links and Information
- 1895 McLean County Map (livgenmi.com)
McLean Co. ND Military Records
- North Dakota Military Records Research Guide (raogk.org)
- 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 McLean County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.
