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Nelson County NDGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives of Nelson county.

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County Coordinator: Norma Hass [email protected]

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State Coordinator: Michelle Savre

Assistant State Coordinator: Mike Peterson

COUNTY FORMATION

Nelson County was created 02 Mar 1883. It was named in honor of Nelson E. Nelson, a North Dakota legislator.

The name Nelson County was given by the Honorable Judson LaMorre, after his father-in-law, Honorable N. E. Nelson, customs agent at Pembina for many y ears and also a member of the ND Legislature. He entered the first homestead of record in North Dakota. Territorial Governor Ordway appointed David S. Dodds, Francis I. Kane and George Martin as County Commissioners."
Nelson County History, 1985

The County seat is Lakota.