Date Formed: 1879
County Seat: Williamsport - 1883-1899; Linton - 1899 - present
Cities, townships and historical communities:
*Armstrong, Braddock, Buchanan Valley (township), Burr Oak (township), Campbell (township), Cherry Grove (township),*Daken, *Dale, Dana, *Danbury, Emmonsburg (historical community), Gayton (township), Glanavon (township), Glencoe (historical community), Grassna, Hague, Harding, Hazelton, Hull, Kintyre, *Kuntz, Lincoln (township), Linton, Livona, Logan (township), McCulley, Milnor, Prairie View, Strasburg, Templeton, *Temvik, Tell (township), Tirsbol, Westfield, Williamsport (township and historical community), Winchester (historical community), Winona (township & historical community), and Wood. * represents ghost town
See Histories of Emmons County Towns (
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndemmons/mapstownhistory.htm)
Websites:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndemmons/ and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmons_County,_North_DakotaArticles:
A Brief History Of The People And Parish of Saints Peter and Paul Church, Strasburg, ND History (available at
http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/history_culture/history/saintspeterpaul.html), NDSU Library
Dale, North Dakota Post Office, Dale Methodist Church (Sabbath School) by Albert Becker (available at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndemmons/historyemmonsdalepo.htm)
Holy Trinity Catholic Church Krasna, Emmons County, North Dakota, (available at
http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/history_culture/history/ohanneson.html)
Recollections from the Homestead at Sand Creek, Emmons County, ND by Martha Schindler Neff (available at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndemmons/narrationschindler.htm)
Books:
Emmons Co ND 1900 Census
Emmons County Cemetery by Ronald Kremer
Emmons County History 1976 by E Woods & E Wenzel
Emmons County North Dakota Various Cemetery Records
Emmons County North Dakota History 1976 Surname Index by T J Schmierer
Emmons County North Dakota Atlas 1916
1985 select obituaries: The Emmons County Record, The Mandan News, The Napoleon Homestead by Sandy Spurgin
70th anniversary, First Baptist Church, Linton, North Dakota
A comprehensive index to "a collection of obituaries from Campbell County, S.D. and southwestern Emmons County, N.D. 1888-1988 by Bob Dale" by Sandra L. Petersen
Diamond Jubilee: 75th Anniversary of Kintyre, North Dakota
Emmons County history: compiled for the bicentennial, 1976 by Ellen Woods
Hague area book II: the past 100 years and its people by Katie Wald
Hazelton centennial history book, 1903-2003
History of Hague by Harold Kocher
History of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the town of Hague, North Dakota by Katie Wald
Strasburg centennial history book by Mary Wald
Strasburg diamond jubilee: 75 years of progress, 1901-1975: July1, 2, 3, 4, 1976 by Adeline Schwab
These books are owned by Gayla Aspenleiter and she is willing to do look-ups for you. You can contact her at
gayla@blackseagr.orgBlest Beyond Measure, 75th Anniversary Peace Lutheran Church 1908-1983, Linton, North Dakota
To God Be the Glory, 100th Anniversary Peace Lutheran Church 1899-1999, Linton, North Dakota
SS. Peter and Paul’s Parish, Centennial Book 1889-1989, Strasburg, North Dakota
Braddock (North Dakota) Centennial Book, 1884-1984
Buchanan (North Dakota) Past and Present
Kintyre (ND) Centennial Book, 1904-2004
A Collection of Obituaries from Campbell County, SD and southwestern Emmons County, ND 1888-1988
Census Records
1880 Index (
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/emmons/census/1880/emmons80.txt)
1900 Index (
http://files.usgwarchives.org/nd/emmons/census/1900/index/1900.txt)
1900 Images (
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/nd/emmons/census/1900/)
1910 Index A-K (
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/emmons/census/1910/index/emms-ak.txt) and L-Z (
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/emmons/census/1910/index/emms-lz.txt)
1910 Images (
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/nd/emmons/census/1910/)
1920 Images (
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/nd/emmons/census/1920/)
1930 Images (
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/nd/emmons/census/1930/)
Homesteader BLM Records (
http://grhs.org/research/america/ndakota/nd_homesteaders.htm)
Maps: online available at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndemmons/mapsindex.htm1895 Plat Map (
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ND/County/emmons.htm)
1916 Plat Map Index (
http://www.odessa3.org/collections/land/nodak/link/emmon-nd.txt)
Newspapers:
Central Dakota news -
http://www.centraldakotanews.com/ Websites relating to Emmons County:
Emmons County US GenWeb Project
Wikipedia/Emmons County, North Dakota