Stutsman County, North Dakota

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

Stutsman County was established on January 04, 1873 from Pembina County.

The Stutsman County Seat is situated in Jamestown and the county government website is http://www.co.stutsman.nd.us/

Areas next to Stutsman County are Foster County, Griggs County, Barnes County, LaMoure County, Logan County, Kidder County, Wells County.

Townships include Alexander, Ashland, Bloom, Bloomenfield, Buchana, Chicago, Conklin, Corinne, Corwin, Courtenay, Cusator, Deer Lake, Durham, Edmunds, Eldridge, Flint, Fried, Gerber, Germania, Glacier, Gray, Griffin, Hidden, Homer, Iosco, Jim River Valley, Kensal, Lenton, Lippert, Lowery, Lyon, Manns, Marstonmoor, Midway, Montpelier, Moon Lake, Newbury, Nogosek, Paris, Peterson, Pingree, Pipestem Valley, Plainview, Rose, Round Top, St. Paul, Severn, Sharlow, Sinclair, Spiritwood, Stirton, Streeter, Strong, Sydney, Valley Spring, Wadsworth, Walters, Weld, Windsor, Winfield, Woodbury, Ypsilanti.

Stutsman 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.

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

Stutsman County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Stutsman County Memorial Museum, P. O. Box 1002, Jamestown, ND 58401-1002, 701-252-6741
• 1883 Courthouse Committee, 3183 Highway 20, Jamestown, ND 58401-9752
• Fort Seward Interpretive Center, P. O. Box 1393, Jamestown, ND 58401-1393, 701-320-6447
• National Buffalo Museum, 500 17th St. S.E., Jamestown, ND 58402, 701-252-8648 or 1-800-807-1511
• Stutsman County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Stutsman County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Stutsman County (usgwarchives.net)

Stutsman County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the value of Stutsman 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 Stutsman 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.

• Stutsman County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 511 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401
  • Phone: (701) 252-9042
• Stutsman County Register of Deeds / Recorder
  • Land Records: 1873
• Stutsman County Clerk of Courts
  • Marriage Records: 1884
  • 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.

Stutsman County Links

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

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

Stutsman Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Stutsman Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Stutsman Co. ND Census Records

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

Stutsman Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Stutsman Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Stutsman Co. ND General and History Websites

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

Stutsman Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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