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Archives - State & Local Government

The State Archives is the offical repository and archives for historical local government records for the 53 counties in North Dakota. A listing of the counties is below. While the State Archives has records from many counties, townships, and municipalities, please also check with the local governments where records can be located. County office contact information is available at the North Dakota Association of Counties website.

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

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    612 East Boulevard Ave.
    Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
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    Hours:
    Exhibit galleries and Museum Store: 8am - 5pm M-F; Sat. & Sun. 10am - 5pm.
    State Archives: 8am - 4:30pm., M-F, except legal holidays, and 2nd Sat. of each month, 10am - 4:30 pm.
    State Historical Society offices: 8am - 5pm M-F, except legal holidays.

    Contact Us:
    phone: (701) 328-2666
    fax: (701) 328-3710
    email: histsoc@nd.gov