North Dakota, Nelson County
Where Pekin's records are kept. Court and property records for Pekin sit with Nelson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota.
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As a small town, Pekin relies on Nelson County and the State of North Dakota for its public records. The cards below are the North Dakota state offices, and the Nelson County offices are on our Nelson 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 SearchCourt records
The North Dakota court system lists the Nelson County district court in Lakota, with its clerk of court, its address and the judges who sit there.
Open official site Nelson County District CourtVital 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 Pekin.
Open official site Pekin North Dakota Census QuickFactsEverything else, organized
12 more Pekin sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Pekin, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Pekin is an incorporated place in Nelson County, a place of 75 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Lakota, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Nelson County page lists each county office.
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Other places in Nelson County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Nelson County records are on the county page.