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      North Dakota State Vital Records Office Information

        Division of Vital Records
        State Capitol
        600 East Boulevard Avenue - Dept 301
        Bismarck, ND 58505
        (701) 328-2360
        Fax: (701) 328-1850

        Make check or money order payable to ND Department of Health.

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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$7.00since 1870Order OnlineMail Order
        Records from 1894 to 1920 are incomplete.

        Death$5.00since 1881Order OnlineMail Order
        Records from 1894 to 1920 are incomplete.
      • Click here to search the Social Security Death Index

      • Marriage$5.00since July 1925 Order OnlineMail Order
        Requests for earlier records will be forwarded to the appropriate County Judge in the county where the license was issued. Fees vary.

        DivorceIndex since July 1949Mail Order
        Certified copies are not available from the State Health Department. Inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate County Recorder in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.

        Census1790 through 1940Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online


      Index to North Dakota County Vital Records Offices

        Some county offices carry vital records, others do not. Many have different offices for handling specific types of vital records and holdings may vary. Use the addresses and phone numbers listed for each county as a starting point. I recommend that you call or write the county offices to check your best option for getting the information you need.

        Follow this link to determine what county a city or town is in.

          Adams .   Barnes .   Benson .   Billings .   Bottineau .   Bowman .   Burke .   Burleigh .   Cass .   Cavalier .   Dickey .   Divide .   Dunn .   Eddy .   Emmons .   Foster .   Golden Valley .   Grand Forks .   Grant .   Griggs .   Hettinger .   Kidder .   La Moure .   Logan .   McHenry .   McIntosh .   McKenzie .   McLean .   Mercer .   Morton .   Mountrail .   Nelson .   Oliver .   Pembina .   Pierce .   Ramsey .   Ransom .   Renville .   Richland .   Rolette .   Sargent .   Sheridan .   Sioux .   Slope .   Stark .   Steele .   Stutsman .   Towner .   Traill .   Walsh .   Ward .   Wells .   Williams .  



      The Use of North Dakota Vital Records for Genealogical Projects and Family Trees

        Family trees and genograms are becoming ever more common these days. With the helpful internet, getting the data you need to complete these projects is fairly easy. It’s a decent duty to keep alive your heritage so that many generations to come can study what you’ve accomplished. You can actually get the family in the act of making a family tree: documenting your family history could be called a family affair when others are involved. Ancestry archiving need not be a dull and boring assignment. You and others in your family unit can have fun putting it all together.

        Family Tree Seeds Must be Planted

        Even if you are an amateur when it comes to genealogy, you probably know quite a bit about the history of your family. Right away, you can jot down on your fresh family tree the names of your spouse and children. Quickly: what are the names of your spouse and children? If you hesitated before answering this question, you may need more help than what the North Dakota vital records can offer you. However, if you have established the monikers of the people who live in your house, you can then move on to visiting this valuable resource. Primary source material, the North Dakota vital records include birth certificates and death records.

        Family trees come in all shapes and sizes. They even come in different designs. A type of family tree that shows dates of birth and death, as well as common hereditary traits that may occur in family relationships, is called a genogram. Medical questions can be addressed with the help of this kind of family tree.

        Family Trees Grow with Detailed Research

        In whatever way you want to design your family tree, you must keep in mind that there are many sources out there that won’t leave you in the dark. Locating the North Dakota vital records will be the key to your success. If you are needing pertinent data to highlight your genealogical enterprise, this invaluable resource must be at the top of your list of tasks to complete. (This should be done after you memorize the names of your children.) Think of the birth certificates and death records that you find as plant food for your family tree.

        On your genealogy adventure, you may feel stuck at times. Exasperation sets in when researchers feel they are at a dead end. The North Dakota vital records are so easy to access. They are available in one central location. Offered to the public by the Peace Garden State, the information you request for your family tree is at your fingertips, if you are computer savvy. Who knew that finding the year an ancestor was born could be so easy? You may be on your way to being a genealogical expert soon. You could then offer your guidance to other budding ancestry buffs willing to find research for their projects.


      Searchable Databases and other Helpful Links

      • North Dakota USGenWeb Project
        genealogical gateway to the state and counties
      • Search North Dakota Databases Online
        Search for birth, marriage, census, death, immigration, naturalization, military records and more at Ancestry
      • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - North Dakota
        your genealogy starting point online
      • North Dakota Census Records at CensusFinder
        features a directory of census records available online for North Dakota
      • Archives.com - Search North Dakota Death Records
      • Archives.com - Search North Dakota Birth Records
      • USGenWeb - North Dakota Marriage Project
        Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
      • North Dakota Genealogy and Family History Resources
        search record collections, history and genealogy resources for North Dakota
      • Search the Social Security Death Index
      • Search for North Dakota birth, death and marriage records online

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