{"id":6425,"date":"2016-06-12T18:12:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=6425"},"modified":"2016-06-12T18:12:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T18:12:45","slug":"ransom-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/northdakota\/ransom-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransom County, North Dakota Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Ransom County, North Dakota Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Ransom County, North Dakota Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ransom County, North Dakota<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ransom+County,+ND\/\" title=\"Ransom County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>January 04, 1873  <\/strong> from <a href=\"\/northdakota\/pembina-county\/\" title=\"Pembina County, North Dakota\">Pembina County<\/a>. The county was named   for locally situated\u00a0Fort Ransom.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Ransom County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/northdakota\/cass-county\/\" title=\"Cass County, North Dakota\">Cass County<\/a> (northeast), <a href=\"\/northdakota\/richland-county\/\" title=\"Richland County, North Dakota\">Richland County<\/a> (east), <a href=\"\/northdakota\/sargent-county\/\" title=\"Sargent County, North Dakota\">Sargent County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/northdakota\/dickey-county\/\" title=\"Dickey County, North Dakota\">Dickey County<\/a> (southwest), <a href=\"\/northdakota\/lamoure-county\/\" title=\"LaMoure County, North Dakota\">LaMoure County<\/a> (west), <a href=\"\/northdakota\/barnes-county\/\" title=\"Barnes County, North Dakota\">Barnes County<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Ransom  County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Elliott, Enderlin, Fort Ransom, Lisbon, Sheldon. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Ransom County<\/strong>  Townships include  Aliceton, Alleghany, Bale, Big Bend, Casey, Coburn, Elliott, Englevale, Fort Ransom, Greene, Hanson, Island Park, Isley, Liberty, Lisbon, McLeod, Moore, Northland, Owego, Preston, Rosemeade, Sandoun, Scoville, Shenford, Springer, Sydna, Tuller. <\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/northdakota\/#North_Dakota_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of Ransom County, North Dakota\">Map of Ransom County, North Dakota<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Ransom County, North Dakota Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/nd\/Ransom-County-North-Dakota-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Courthouse\" title=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Courthouse\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><em>Ransom County, ND Courthouse<\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ransomcountynd.com\/\" title=\"Ransom County Courthouse\">Ransom County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.lisbonnd.com\/\" title=\"Lisbon, North Dakota\">Lisbon, North Dakota<\/a>.  Learn More About State of North Dakota <a href=\"\/court-records\/northdakota\/\" title=\"State of North Dakota Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/northdakota\/#tax\" title=\"State of North Dakota Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/northdakota\/#land\" title=\"State of North Dakota Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/northdakota\/#probate\" title=\"State of North Dakota Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Ransom\u00a0county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Some records have been transferred to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.history.nd.gov\/archives\/index.html\" title=\"State Archives and Historical Research Library\">State Archives and Historical Research Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ransomcountynd.com\/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={07108A02-3F00-4F12-9C9A-7F74A21323EF}&DE={541ABF9D-3CD8-48E8-8BB5-7E4FF7B3FA40}\" title=\"Ransom County Register of Deeds \/ Recorder\">Ransom County Register of Deeds \/ Recorder<\/a> has Land Records from <strong>1873<\/strong>. The County Register of Deeds \/ Recorder  keeps a record of each patent, deed, mortgage, bill of sale and any document related to these transactions, insuring a permanent record of property ownership; Copies of divorce records.<\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ransomcountynd.com\/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={07108A02-3F00-4F12-9C9A-7F74A21323EF}&DE={CDED4B93-2F17-4453-BA12-53D7C4BEEBAB}\" title=\"Ransom County Clerk of Courts\">Ransom County Clerk of Courts<\/a> has Marriage Records from <strong>1882<\/strong>, Probate Records from <strong>1873<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1873<\/strong>. The County Clerk of Courts responsibilities include issuing Marriage Licenses and filing of Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Criminal Cases and Child Support Court Documents.<\/li>\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Ransom County, North Dakota Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/northdakota\/\" title=\"State of North Dakota Census Records\">State of North Dakota Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Indian Census Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1059\" title=\"U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940\">1885-1940<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1059\" title=\"U.S., Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910\">Eastern Cherokee - 1908-1910<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Territorial and State Censuses:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1078\" title=\"North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925\">1885, 1915, 1925<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Ransom County, North Dakota Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/northdakota\/\" title=\"State of North Dakota Vital Records\">State of North Dakota Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth Records:<\/strong> from 1870 to present. The years 1870 to 1920 are incomplete.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> from June 1958\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Death Records:<\/strong> from 1893 to present. Years from 1894 to 1920 are incomplete.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ndhealth.gov\/vital\/\" title=\"ND Department of Health, Division of Vital RecordsND Department of Health, Division of Vital Records\">North Dakota Division of Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northdakota-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ndhealth.gov\/vital\/forms\/birth.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>\u00a0or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ndhealth.gov\/vital\/forms\/death.pdf\" title=\"Death Certificate\">Death Certificate<\/a>\u00a0Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 ND Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301, Bismarck, ND 58505-0200<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Ransom County, North Dakota   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/members.tripod.com\/rchsmuseum\/\" title=\"Ransom County Historical Society\">Ransom County Historical Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.enderlinmuseum.org\/\" title=\"Enderlin Historical Society &amp; Museum, Inc.\">Enderlin Historical Society &amp; Museum, Inc<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.fortransomnd.com\/state_park_8.html\" title=\"Fort Ransom State Park Visitor Center\">Fort Ransom State Park Visitor Cente<\/a><\/li>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.northdakota.counties.ransom\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Message Boards\">Ransom County, North Dakota Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Ransom County, North Dakota External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northdakota-newspaper\/\" title=\"North Dakota Historical Newspapers\">North Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/northdakotanewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from North Dakota (1879\u20131923)\">Historical Newspapers from North Dakota (1879\u20131923)<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Ransom%20county%20North Dakota\" title=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Books - Amazon\">Ransom County, North Dakota Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1787\" title=\"Ransom Co., North Dakota - FindaGrave\">Ransom Co., North Dakota - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/nd\/counties\/ransom\/\" title=\"Ransom County Links - Cyndi's List\">Ransom County, North Dakota Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n <li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/sites.rootsweb.com\/~ndransom\/\" title=\"Ransom Co. NDGenweb\">Ransom Co. NDGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=ND-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/North-Dakota\/Ransom\/\" title=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Data Collections\">Ransom County, North Dakota Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/northdakota?&xid=1114&keywords=Ransom+County\" title=\"Ransom County, North Dakota Military Records\">Ransom County, North Dakota Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Ransom County, North Dakota End-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3355,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6425\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}