Burke County ND Genealogy

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Burke County Records by City/Town

Bowbells Genealogy (33)
Columbus Genealogy (36)
Flaxton Genealogy (25)


Lignite Genealogy (23)
Portal Genealogy (17)

Overview of Burke County Records

  • Burke County was created in 1910 from Ward County.
  • Birth records from 1870 to the present (incomplete before 1920) and death records from 1893 to the present (incomplete before 1920) can be obtained from the North Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Burke County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1910, death records starting in 1910, burial records, divorce records, probate records starting in 1910, court records starting in 1910, land records starting in 1900, and homestead patents starting in 1903.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.