North Dakota, Nelson County
Where Tolna's records are kept. Tolna has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Tolna's own offices, along with State of North Dakota offices; 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 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
The data.census.gov profile for Tolna city, North Dakota shows a 2020 Census population of 136 and a median household income of $39,821 in the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
City of Tolna site with city council meetings, the mayor and council, city staff and services, news, the city park campground, the Tolna Community Club and Tolna Days.
Open official site City of TolnaCity records
City of Tolna business listings with names, categories and Main Street addresses for local firms such as the bank, lumber yard, insurance agency and farmers union.
Open official site Tolna BusinessesPolice & jail
Tolna city services page listing emergency 911, the fire chief, contract police from the Nelson County Sheriff's Department at 701-247-2474, area health care and utilities.
Open official site Tolna City ServicesCity records
Dakota Prairie School District, with its high school in Petersburg and a school in McVille, school board and town hall meetings, handbooks, course descriptions and job openings.
Open official site Dakota Prairie School DistrictEverything else, organized
13 more Tolna sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Tolna, a place of 136 people, is in Nelson County, whose county seat is Lakota. Court and property records sit with Nelson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Dakota. Tolna's own offices are in the cards above, and our Nelson 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 Tolna are recorded by the Nelson County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Nelson 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.
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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.