North Dakota, Cass County
Where Buffalo's records are kept. Buffalo has its own city government and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Buffalo's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; the Cass County offices are on our Cass County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The State Historical Society's archives in Bismarck holds North Dakota state and local government records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs, with genealogy and vital records guides; appointments are recommended.
Open official site North Dakota State ArchivesCounty court
One clerk's office in Fargo, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., handles North Dakota's federal bankruptcy cases; the site carries PACER and e-filing links, the court calendar, opinions and fee schedule.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North DakotaCounty court
Search North Dakota district court criminal, traffic and civil cases, plus some municipal court cases, and make payments on criminal or traffic cases by county; restricted case information is left out.
Open official site North Dakota Court System District Court Case SearchVital records
Orders for certified North Dakota birth, death and fetal death records go online, by mail or by appointment and take 5 to 7 business days; the office also keeps a public death index.
Open official site North Dakota Health and Human Services Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The state corrections agency's site, with a Resident Lookup covering only people currently held in its facilities, plus public dashboards on incarceration populations and parole releases.
Open official site North Dakota Department of Corrections and RehabilitationPolice & jail
The North Dakota Attorney General's statewide list gives each missing person's age, last seen date and investigating agency phone number, with photos where available, plus separate searches for missing children and Indigenous persons.
Open official site North Dakota Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Kept by the North Dakota Attorney General, the registry finds offenders by name, city, county or distance from an address, maps them and sends email alerts on changes.
Open official site North Dakota Sex Offender RegistryFederal
Census Bureau profile of Buffalo city, North Dakota, on data.census.gov: 195 people in the 2020 Census, plus American Community Survey figures on income, education, jobs, housing and health coverage.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Buffalo city offices at 409 Main Street, phone (701) 633-2356, with ordinances, forms, budgets and financial reports, council agendas and minutes, open records requests, elections and building permits.
Open official site City of BuffaloCity records
Buffalo's mayor and the council that serves as the city's legislative and policy-making body, with council meeting agendas and minutes, ordinances, open records requests and election information.
Open official site Buffalo Mayor and CouncilCity records
Volunteer fire department of 29 active members under Chief Brian Steckler that also houses the Buffalo Area QRU, a state-certified first responder unit serving Embden, Alice, Ayr and Absaraka.
Open official site Buffalo Fire DepartmentCity records
List of Buffalo businesses kept on the city website, with addresses, phone numbers and map pins for firms such as Grieger Sales and Service and Killoran Trucking and Brokerage.
Open official site Buffalo Local BusinessesEverything else, organized
22 more Buffalo sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Buffalo, a place of 195 people, is in Cass County, whose county seat is Fargo. Court and property records sit with Cass County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Buffalo's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cass County page lists each county office.
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North Dakota has no voter registration. Voters show an ID with their name, North Dakota residential address and date of birth at the polls; the North Dakota Secretary of State site lists the ID rules and polling places.
Deeds for property in Buffalo are recorded by the Cass County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cass County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in North Dakota come from the state vital records office, North Dakota Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.