North Dakota, Morton County
Where New Salem's records are kept. Court and property records for New Salem sit with Morton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota.
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As a small town, New Salem relies on Morton County and the State of North Dakota for its public records. The cards below are the North Dakota state offices, and the Morton County offices are on our Morton 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
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for New Salem.
Open official site New Salem North Dakota Census QuickFactsCity records
The City of New Salem in Morton County runs its offices from the City Auditorium, 400 Main Avenue, phone 701-843-7828, and posts council minutes, property tax, municipal court, forms and online water bill payment.
Open official site City of New SalemCity records
The New Salem City Council lists the mayor and six council members with phone numbers and posts monthly meeting minutes; city offices are at 400 Main Avenue, phone 701-843-7828.
Open official site New Salem City CouncilCity records
The City of New Salem lists local contacts for new residents: city water and sewer through the City Auditor, 400 Main Avenue, (701) 843-7828, trash pickup, power, natural gas, internet, phone and local realtors.
Open official site City of New Salem New Resident ResourcesCity records
The New Salem-Almont School District 49 site, with its schools, staff directory, school report card and district contacts for New Salem and Almont.
Open official site New Salem-Almont School DistrictEverything else, organized
12 more New Salem sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on New Salem, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
New Salem is an incorporated place in Morton County, a place of 973 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Mandan, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Morton County office is listed on our Morton County page.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The old survey maps record 1 hole inside the city or town limits, 1 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The PSC asks anyone building in a historic lignite mining town to ask the AML program first.
New Salem sits over the Fort Union Region coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this town. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by North Dakota Public Service Commission, Abandoned Mine Lands and linked below.
North Dakota abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a New Salem address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolin Mfg. Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in New Salem, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The North Dakota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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North Dakota has no voter registration. You vote with a valid form of identification after living in North Dakota for 30 days before Election Day. The North Dakota Secretary of State site lists the accepted identification and the polling places, and the county auditor runs the election in New Salem.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in North Dakota come from the North Dakota Health and Human Services, Vital Records. The fee is $15.00 per certified birth record; $15.00 for the first certified death record and $10.00 for each added copy ordered at the same time.
Deeds for property in New Salem are recorded by the county recorder, the local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Morton County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in New Salem register with the North Dakota Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. The Secretary of State says you may need added licenses depending on your business, and that city, county and state licensing or permit requirements may apply.
North Dakota criminal history checks are run by the North Dakota Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The fee is $15 per Request for Criminal History Record Information. Name based or fingerprint based check on anyone: mail the signed request form with the full name and Social Security number or fingerprints, and a check or money order payable to ND Attorney General, or drop it off at the BCI office in Bismarck.
Same county
Other places in Morton County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Morton County records are on the county page.