Richland County, North Dakota

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

Richland County was established on January 04, 1873 (organized in 1875) from Pembina County.

The Richland County Seat is situated in Wahpeton and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Richland County are Cass County, Wilkin County, Minnesota, Traverse County, Minnesota, Roberts County, South Dakota, Sargent County, Ransom County.

Townships include Abercrombie, Antelope, Barney, Barrie, Belford, Brandenburg, Brightwood, Center, Colfax, Danton, Devillo, Dexter, Duerr, Dwight, Eagle, Elma, Fairmount, Freeman, Garborg, Grant, Greendale, Helendale, Homestead, Ibsen, LaMars, Liberty Grove, Mooreton, Moran, Nansen, Sheyenne, Summit, Viking, Walcott, Waldo, West End, Wyndmere.

Richland 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.

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

Richland County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Richland County Historical Society, 525 1st St. S, Wahpeton, ND 58075, 701-642-4813
• Bagg Bonanza Farm Historic Preservation Society, P. O. Box 702, Mooreton, ND 58075, 701-274-8989
• Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site, P. O. Box 148, Abercrombie, ND 58001, 701-553-8513 or 701-328-2666
• Lidgerwood Community Museum, Inc., P. O. Box 36, Lidgerwood, ND 58053-0036
• Wahpeton Parks & Recreation, P. O. Box 1325, Wahpeton, ND 58074-1325, 701-642-2811
• Wilkin-Richland Counties Genealogy Guild, 2018 320th Street, Breckenridge, MN 56520, 218-643-2532
• Richland County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Richland County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Richland County (usgwarchives.net)

Richland County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Richland 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 Richland 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.

• Richland County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 418 2nd Ave N, Wahpeton, ND 58075
  • Phone: (701) 671-1524
• Richland County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1873
• Richland County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1877
  • 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.

Richland County Links

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

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

Richland Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Richland Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Richland Co. ND Census Records

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

Richland Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Richland Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Richland Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Richland Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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