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Steele County, North Dakota
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Steele County was established on March 08, 1883 from Grand Forks County, Griggs County.
The Steele County Seat is situated in Finley and the county government website is unknown
Areas next to Steele County are Grand Forks County, Traill County, Cass County, Barnes County, Griggs County, Nelson County.
Townships include ?Beaver Creek, Broadlawn, Carpenter, Colgate, Easton, Edendale, Enger, Finley, Franklin, Golden Lake, Greenview, Hugo, Melrose, Newburgh, Primrose, Riverside, Sharon, Sherbrooke, Westfield, Willow Lake.
Steele 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.
Steele Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.
Steele County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Steele County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Steele County Historical Society, . O. Box 144, Hope, ND 58046-0144, 701-945-2394
- Steele County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Steele County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Steele County (usgwarchives.net)
Steele County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist often overlook the value of Steele 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 Steele 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.
- Steele County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 201 Washington Ave, Finley, ND 58230
- Phone: (701) 524-2152
- Steele 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: 1884
- Land Records: 1884
- Probate Records: 1884
- Court Records: 1884
- 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.
Steele County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Steele ounty. Feel free to provide your own favorite Steele County genealogy or family history related sites.
Steele 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!
- Steele County, North Dakota Books (amazon.com)
- Search North Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Steele County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Steele Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- North Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Steele Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- North Dakota Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Steele Co. ND Census Records
- North Dakota Census Records Research Guide
- Steele County, ND Census Records Links
- Steele County, ND Census QuickFacts
Steele Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records
- North Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
- Steele Co., North Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
- Steele County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Steele Co., North Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Steele County, North Dakota
- Steele Co., North Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- North Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Steele County, North Dakota
- Steele County, North Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)
Steele Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Steele Co. ND General and History Websites
- See Also State History for North Dakota
- Steele County, North Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Steele County, North Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Steele Co. ND Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Steele County, North Dakota (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – North Dakota – Counties – Steele (cyndislist.com)
- Steele County North Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
- Steele Co. NDGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Steele County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Steele Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Steele Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of North Dakota Links and Information
- 1895 Steele County Map (livgenmi.com)
Steele 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 Steele County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.