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Trails to the Past
Trails to the Past of North Dakota is excepting any donations of genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births, (you do not need the birth certificate) just the information, and biographies. If you have any of these items please contact me Marie Miller the North Dakota State Administrator.
The Dakota Territory's legislature authorized a Burbank County (named for governor John A. Burbank) in 1872. But in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County in honor of Judge Alanson H. Barnes (1818-1890) who was an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was finally organized in a meeting at Valley City on January 6, 1879.
The city is known for its many bridges over the Sheyenne River including the Hi-Line Railroad Bridge. These bridges have earned it the distinction of being called the "City of Bridges". Valley City was founded in 1874 and is the county seat of Barnes County.
The cities of Barnes County are those of Dazey, Fingal, Kathryn, Leal, Litchville, Nome, Oriska, Pillsbury, Rogers, Sandborn, Sibley, Tower City, Valley City, and Wimbledon.
Townships of Barnes County
Alta
Anderson
Ashtabula
Baldwin
Binghampton
Brimer
Cuba
Dazey
Eckelson
Edna
Ellsbury
Getchell
Grand Prairie
Green
Greenland |
Hemen
Hobart
Lake Town
Mansfield
Marsh
Meadow Lake
Minnie Lake
Nelson
Noltimier
Norma
Oakhill
Oriska
Pierce
Potter
Raritan |
Rogers
Rosebud
Sibley Trail
Skandia
Spring Creek
Springvale
Stewart
Svea
Thordenskjold
Uxbridge
Valley
Weimer |
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Adjacent counties
Griggs County (north)
Steele County (northeast)
Cass County (east)
Ransom County (southeast)
LaMoure County (southwest)
Stutsman County (west)
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