Ramsey County, North Dakota

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

Ramsey County was established on January 04, 1873 (organized in 1881) from Pembina County.

The Ramsey County Seat is situated in Devils Lake and the county government website is http://www.co.ramsey.nd.us/

Areas next to Ramsey County are Cavalier County, Walsh County, Nelson County, Benson County, Towner County.

Townships include Bartlett, Cato, Chain Lakes, Coulee, Creel, De Groat, Dry Lake, Fancher, Freshwater, Grand Harbor, Hammer, Harding, Highland Center, Hope, Klingstrup, Lawton, Lillehoff, Minnewaukan, Morris, Newbre, Newland, Noonan, North Creel, Northfield, Odessa, Ontario, Overland, Pelican, Poplar Grove, Prospect, Royal, South Minnewaukan, Stevens, Sullivan, Triumph, Webster.

Ramsey 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.

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

Ramsey County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Ramsey County Historical Society, 502 4th Street , P. O. Box 245, Devils Lake, ND 58301, 701-662-3701
• Devils Lake Historic Preservation Commission, 1203 4th Avenue NE, Devils Lake, ND 58301, 701-662-3334
• Edmore Historical Society, P. O. Box 8, Edmore, ND 58330-0008, 701-644-2291
• Finnish American Museum, Pioneer Square Community Center, P. O. Box 173, Brocket, ND 58321-0173, 701-655-3620
• Heritage House Museum, 416 6th St., P. O. Box 245, Devils Lake, ND 58301
• Ramsey County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Ramsey County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Ramsey County (usgwarchives.net)

Ramsey County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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.

• Ramsey County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 524 4th Ave, Devils Lake, ND 58301
  • Phone: (701) 662-1309
• Ramsey County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1873
• Ramsey County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records:1887
  • Probate Records: 1873
  • Court Records: 1873
• 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.

Ramsey County Links

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

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

Ramsey Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Ramsey Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Ramsey Co. ND Census Records

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

Ramsey Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Ramsey Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Ramsey Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Ramsey Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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