Williams County ND Genealogy

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Williams County Records by City/Town

Alamo Genealogy (20)
Appam Genealogy (19)
Epping Genealogy (17)
Grenora Genealogy (26)
McGregor Genealogy (20)
Ray Genealogy (26)


Tioga Genealogy (33)
Wheelock Genealogy (17)
Wildrose Genealogy (36)
Williston Genealogy (79)
Zahl Genealogy (17)

Overview of Williams County Records

  • Williams County was created in 1892 from Buford and Flannery counties, old.
  • 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 Williams County Clerk District Court has birth records starting in 1870, marriage records starting in 1892, death records starting in 1881, burial records, probate records starting in 1890, court records starting in 1890, and naturalization records.
  • The Williams County Treasurer Recorder has land records starting in 1890.
  • The Williams County Veterans Service Office has military records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.