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Benson County North Dakota Genealogy

Resources

Local Resources

The following have volunteered to do look-ups. Please limit your request to one or two specific names.

Esmond Diamond Jubilee book (1976) Mel grampamel@srt.com
Harlow Golden Jubilee book (1912-1962) Colleen cgoltz@loretel.net
Leeds/York Diamond Jubilee book (1886-1961) Colleen cgoltz@loretel.net

County and Regional Resources

Benson County Court House

Vital Records

Lana Johnson

Clerk of District Court
Benson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 213
Minnewaukan, ND 58351-0213
Phone: 701-473-5345
Fax: 701-473-5571
email: lkjohnso@nd.gov

Register of Deeds

Rhoda Pfeifer

Recorder
Benson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 193
Minnewaukan, ND 58351-0213
Phone: 701-473-5332
Fax: 701-473-5571

email: rpfeifer@nd.gov

Towns and Communities

Town or Community	Township	Coordinates
Baker	Broe	Latitude:48.182499448° 10' 57.0"N Longitude:-99.324023899° 19' 26.5"W
Brinsmade*	McClellan	Latitude:48.182499448° 10' 57.0"N Longitude:-99.324023899° 19' 26.5"W
Comstock	McClellan	Latitude:48.150834948° 09' 03.0"N Longitude:-99.394301599° 23' 39.5"W
Esmond*	Esmond	Latitude:48.035839848° 02' 09.0"N Longitude:-99.762074399° 45' 43.5"W
Fillmore	Impark	Latitude:48.180279748° 10' 49.0"N Longitude:-99.800686799° 48' 02.5"W
Flora	Aurora	Latitude:47.950283547° 57' 01.0"N Longitude:-99.417910799° 25' 04.5"W
Fort Totten		Latitude:47.979998647° 58' 48.0"N Longitude:-98.992900598° 59' 34.4"W
Harlow	Butte Valley	Latitude:48.163614548° 09' 49.0"N Longitude:-99.519023299° 31' 08.5"W
Hesper	Hesper	Latitude:47.986397447° 59' 11.0"N Longitude:-99.629853999° 37' 47.5"W
Isabel	Isabel	Latitude:48.064728648° 03' 53.0"N Longitude:-99.653465299° 39' 12.5"W
Josephine	Aurora	Latitude:47.939724147° 56' 23.0"N Longitude:-99.314021299° 18' 50.5"W
Knox*	Knox	Latitude:48.340276448° 20' 25.0"N Longitude:-99.690413099° 41' 25.5"W
Lallie	Lallie	Latitude:47.978332847° 58' 42.0"N Longitude:-99.215965999° 12' 57.5"W
Leeds*	Leeds	Latitude:48.288888248° 17' 20.0"N Longitude:-99.437635299° 26' 15.5"W
Maddock*	North Viking	Latitude:47.962508847° 57' 45.0"N Longitude:-99.530133099° 31' 48.5"W
Minnewaukan*	Riggin	Latitude:48.071388048° 04' 17.0"N Longitude:-99.252357299° 15' 08.5"W
Niles	Lake Ibsen	Latitude:48.281109748° 16' 52.0"N Longitude:-99.349301999° 20' 57.5"W
Oberon*	Oberon
Pleasant Lake	Pleasant Lake	Latitude:48.361387048° 21' 41.0"N Longitude:-99.802080199° 48' 07.5"W
Saint Michael	Mission	Latitude:47.984999547° 59' 06.0"N Longitude:-98.872061298° 52' 19.4"W
Tildlen	Riggin	Latitude:48.155831648° 09' 21.0"N Longitude:-99.246801699° 14' 48.5"W
Tokio	Wood Lake	Latitude:47.924721447° 55' 29.0"N Longitude:-98.816223498° 48' 58.4"W
Warwick*	Warwick
York*	York	Latitude:48.312777148° 18' 46.0"N Longitude:-99.573468599° 34' 24.5"W

* denotes city status

Local Newspapers

Benson County Farmers Press (obituary index since 2005 in archives)

View Old Benson County Queries:

2006-07 Queries

2004 Queries

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2002 Queries

2001 Queries

Lookups
- Benson County Cemetery Transcription Book (1974)

State Resource & Database Sites

Rootsweb's Benson Co. ND Resource Page

Ancestry.com Search

Historical Societies and Museums

Brenorsome Historical Society
Photography Collection
c/o Louis Garcia
P. O. Box 232
Tokio, ND 58379
701-294-3351

Fort Totten State Historic Site
P. O. Box 554
Fort Totten, ND 58335
701-766-4441

Lake Region Pioneer Daughters Museum at Fort Totten State Historic Site
c/o Bonnie McNaughton
817 7th St. NE
Devils Lake, ND 58301-2634
701-662-7345
bonton@gondtc.com

Minnewaukan Historical Society
c/o Richard Peterson
PO Box 183
Minnewaukan ND 58351-0183
701 473-5436

Updated 3/25/2016