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Created by the 1873 territorial legislature, the county was named for a Metis voyageur, Joseph Mountraille.
The 1891 state legislature eliminated the county. It was re-established as Mountrail when Ward was partitioned through the 1908 November general election. Government organized: January 29, 1909.
County Seat: Stanley, 1909-present.
Area 1824 square miles.
2000 population -- 6,631.

• Mountrail County Archives
  Includes:
  • Lostwood Community Cemetery
  • Lostwood Mennonite Cemetery
  • St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
  • 1880 Census Images
    for those using the 1880 LDS Index click HERE for file conversions to the Archives image files
  • 1910 Census Images
  • 1920 Census Images
  • 1930 Census Images
  • 1930 Township Map
  • Populated Places
  • Townships
  • BLM Records
• NDACo: ND Counties: Mountrail County Profile
• Clerk of Court
• Register of Deeds
• North Dakota Newspapers - Mountrail County
• Mountrail County Historical Society (Other listings as well)
• The Political Graveyard: Mountrail County ND
• CI County InfoSystem - Mountrail County North Dakota
• National Register of Historic Places - Mountrail County, ND
• Mailing List Join the mailing list, or do a search.

Rootsweb's Mountrail Co. ND Resource Page

Surname Resources

• Rootsweb Surname Boards
  For help with surnames, try the Rootsweb Surname Helper Search to search message boards and websites for your surname.
• RootsWeb Surname Email List Finder
• North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project

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