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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.
McKenzie County was first created by the 1883 Dakota Territory legislature but eliminated in 1891 due to a lack of settlement. The county was then recreated by the 1905 state legislature, with the county government first organizing on April 20, 1905. The name comes from early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie. Before becoming Watford City, the county seat was Alexander from 1905 to 1907 and Schafer from 1907 to 1941
The Cities of McKenzie County are Alexander, Arnegard, and Watford City. Unincorporated communities are Cartwright, Charbonneau, Grassy Butte, Keene, Rawson, Shafer, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and the Little Missouri National Grassland. Other census designated places are those of Four Bears Village, and Mandaree.
Townships
Alex
Antelope Creek
Arnegard
Blue Butte
Charbon
Elm Tree |
Grail
Grassy Butte
Hawkeye
Keene
Randolph
Riverview |
Sioux
Tri
Twin Valley
Yellowstone |
Elk, Poe, and Wilbur townships merged January 1, 2002 to form Tri Township.
Adjacent counties
Williams County (north)
Mountrail County (northeast)
Dunn County (southeast)
Billings County (south)
Golden Valley County (south)
Wibaux County, Montana (southwest)
Richland County, Montana (west)
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