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Area Coordinator: Rich Aspenleiter
Date Formed: Dunn County was formed in 1883 from Howard County but abolished that same year. It was later added to Stark County in 1897 and finally formed as Dunn County from Stark and Mercer in 1908. The county was named for John Piatt Dunn (1839-1917), an early pioneer of western North Dakota, and later mayor of Bismarck.
County Seat: Manning, 1908-present
Cities, townships and historical communities:
Dodge, Dunn Center, Emerson, Fayette, Halliday, Hirschville, Killdeer, Manning, Marshall, New Hradec, Oakdale, Twin Buttes, Werner, Whetstone
Articles
| Name | Type | Source |
| Fayette ND | Village History | Heritage Review #17-2, pg. 1, 1987 |
| Dunn County, ND, St. Martin's Cemetery | Death Register | Heritage Review #31-4, pg. 20, 2001 |
Books
50th golden Anniversary 1914-1964 Dodge North Dakota. A tribute to the early settlers of Dodge, Dunn Co., ND.
Diamond Jubilee 1914-1989 Dodge, North Dakota. Family histories which include some of the later generations.
Halliday, ND Diamond Jubilee 1914-1989. Histories of some of the early families who lived who lived in Halliday, Dunn Co., ND.
This book is owned by Rich Aspenleiter and he is willing to do look-ups for GRHS members:
A Century of Progress by the Czechs of New Hradec, ND
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul 1898-1998, New Hradec, ND
| Cemetery - Information | Location |
| Big Beaver Cemetery | East of Twin Buttes |
| Dunn Center Cemetery | Dunn Center |
| Kyseth Memorial Cemetery | Marshall |
| Oakdale Cemetery. | North of Killdeer |
| Emerson Cemetery | Dunn Center |
| Golgotha Lutheran Cemetery | Golden Valley |
| Halliday Cemetery | Halliday |
| Holen Cemetery | East of Twin Buttes |
| Killdeer Cemetery | Killdeer |
| Ridgeway Lutheran Cemetery. | NW of Taylor |
| Roshau Cemetery (Index) | Rural Dickinson |
| St. John's Lutheran Cemetery | Halliday |
| St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery | Twin Buttes |
| St. Paul's Cemetery | Halliday |
| St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. | Dodge |
| Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery | New Hradec |
| Vang Lutheran Cemetery | Dunn Center |
| Werner Cemetery | Dunn Center |
Census Records:
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Maps: GRHS Online Map Collection
1906 North Dakota
1921 North Dakota
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