Sioux County, North Dakota

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

Sioux County was established on January 14, 1915 from Standing Rock Reservation.

The Sioux County Seat is situated in Fort Yates and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Sioux County are Morton County, Emmons County, Corson County, South Dakota, Adams County, Grant County.

Townships include Menz.

Sioux County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.

Sioux County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Sioux County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Sioux County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Sioux County (usgwarchives.net)

Sioux County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Sioux 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 Sioux 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.

• Sioux County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 302 2nd Ave, Fort Yates, ND 58538
  • Phone: (701) 854-3481
• Sioux 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: 1916
  • Land Records: 1915
  • Probate Records: 1915
  • Court Records: 1915
• 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.

Sioux County Links

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

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

Sioux Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Sioux Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Sioux Co. ND Census Records

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

Sioux Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Sioux Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Sioux Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Sioux Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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