Stark County, North Dakota

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

Stark County was established on February 10, 1879 (organized in 1883) from Dakota Territory.

The Stark County Seat is situated in Dickinson and the county government website is unknown

Areas next to Stark County are Dunn County, Mercer County, Morton County, Grant County, Hettinger County, Slope County, Billings County.

Stark 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.

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

Stark County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Dakota Dinosaur Museum, 200 East Museum Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601, 701-225-3466
• Dickinson Museum Center, 188 East Museum Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601, 701-456-6225
• Stark County Historical Society, P. O. Box 146, Dickinson, ND 58602-0146, 701-456-6225
• Ukrainian Cultural Institute, 1221 Villard St. W., Dickinson, ND 58601, 701-483-1486
• Stark County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Stark County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Stark County (usgwarchives.net)

Stark County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Stark 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 Stark 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.

• Stark County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 51 3rd St E, Dickinson, ND 58601
  • Phone: (701) 227-3184
• Stark County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1873
• Stark 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.

Stark County Links

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

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

Stark Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Stark Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Stark Co. ND Census Records

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

Stark Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Stark Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Stark Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Stark Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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