OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF RANSOM COUNTY ND
Events and Announcements
Regular Commission meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month at 9 am.
NOTICE:
Ransom County no longer does Game and Fish. Please refer to the Hunting & Fishing tab.
IMMEDIATE JOB OPENING:
Head Custodian Position: Applications and resumes can be dropped off at the Auditor’s office or mailed to PO BOX 668. Salary ranges from $53,964-$75,912 depending on experience. (click the link for more information)
NOTICE:
Ransom County Taxpayers
Upcoming Courthouse Closure Dates:
July 4, 2025
September 1, 2025
November 11, 2025
November 27, 2025
November 28, 2025
December 24, 2025
December 25, 2025
Departments Directory
Homestead /Disabled Persons Credit Application
Disabled Veteran Credit Application
Farm Exemption Application
2 year New Home/Remodel Exemption
Property Cards Request
Appointments Preferred
Marriage License
Passports
Tax payments
Appointments preferred
Title transfers
Registration renewals
Mobility impaired placards
Large truck weight increases and decreases
Call for more details
Not a driver’s license division
Appointments required
Public health prevention and Nursing services
Highway and gravel roads maintenance
Bridge and culverts maintenance, and repairs
Signs
Snow removal
Applications for fuel assistance
Snap Healthcare
Tanf
Child care assistance
4-H program
Livestock and crop education
Horticulture, lawn, and garden education and disease control
Insect identification and control
Soil health
County rents and values
Financial planning
Private and commercial pesticide certifications
Food safety and storage
School nutrition
Financial school education
Garden fun program
County legal representative
County prosecutor
Home and Community Based Services
Assistance with cleaning, laundry, and shopping
ERS and home delivered meals
Election
County finances
Township Budget
Mill levies
Prepare agenda’s
Payroll
Pay Court Fines/Fee
Self-help Forms
Jury Duty-information on when, where, and how to serve
Indigent Defense Applications
Search Court Records
Frequently Used Links
COURTHOUSE HOURS
Open Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather please call to be assured the building is open for business.
701-683-6113
Ransom County Courthouse
204 5th Avenue West
PO Box 668
Lisbon, ND 58054
701-683-6113
A Brief History of Ransom County North Dakota.
The Dakota Territory legislature created Ransom County on January 4, 1873 and it was organized on April 4, 1881. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was named for Fort Ransom, which in turn was named for General Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom (1834-1864) who died for the Union in the Civil War.
The county seat, Lisbon, was founded on September 25, 1880 by Joseph Colton, who was the first to homestead the area. Colton named the town Lisbon, after Lisbon, New York.
The Sheyenne River meanders through the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in its western part. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The county has a total area of 864 square miles of which 862 square miles is land with 1.4 square miles being water.
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