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South Dakota Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for South Dakota
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in South Dakota, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
South Dakota Statewide Genealogical Publications
South Dakota became a territory in 1861 and a state in 1889. |
South Dakota
Archives |
The
South Dakota States
Archives and the
South Dakota State
Historical Society, both government
organizations work, together to preserve historical records and to make
the records available to the public. Both are very friendly to family
history researchers. Their service includes three free online indexes: 1-
Naturalization Index, 2-
Newspaper
Index and 3-
Newspaper Vital
Records Index.
Genealogical Resources include Naturalization Records, Federal and State Census (1895-1945), Indian
Census, WPA Grave Registration, County Records, Women's History, Newspapers (most on microfilm),
atlases, city
directories, yearbooks county histories and family histories. Most of the newspapers that have
ever been published in South Dakota have
been microfilmed may be ordered through interlibrary loan.
Prepayment for services
including interlibrary loans is required
for all services. Researchers can learn the cost by consulting the
State Archives Fee
Schedule. |
South Dakota
Biographies |
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pub. 2002
Steppes to Neu Odessa: Germans from Russia Who Settled in Odessa Township,
Dakota Territory, 1872-1876, 2nd edition, by Cynthia Anne Frank Stupnik - CD by Heritage Books |
South Dakota
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1890 United States Veteran Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1920 United States Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Dakota
History
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pub. 1901
Northwest History and Men of Progress
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Dakota
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com
To locate and search an atlas page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then the
atlas. |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
South
Dakota. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
South Dakota State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
South Dakota
Maps
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (South Dakota State Map) - free online |
2000
South Dakota State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
South Dakota
Military
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Dakota
Naturalization
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1800s-1900s
South Dakota Naturalization Index - free online by South Dakota State
Archives |
South Dakota
Newspaper
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1800s-1900s
South Dakota Newspaper Index - free online by South Dakota State Archives |
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1800s-1900s
South Dakota Newspaper Vital Record Index - free online by South Dakota State
Archives |
South Dakota
Vital
Records
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1800s-1900s
South Dakota Birth Index For Births Over 100 Years Ago - free online
by the South Dakota Department of Health |
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1905-1949
South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949 (an index)- online at Ancestry.com |
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1905-1955
South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1905-present
Ordering South Dakota Vital Records including birth, marriage, death and
divorce records - by South Dakota Department of Health |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in South Dakota
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A B C
D E F G
H I J
K L M N O
P Q R
S T U V
W X Y Z
C
Clear Lake, Deuel, South
Dakota, USA
Custer, Custer, South Dakota, USA
D
Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Dudley Township, Aurora, South Dakota
E
Elkton, Brookings, South
Dakota, USA
F
Faulkton, Faulk, South
Dakota, USA
Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota,
USA
Fort Pierre, Stanley, South
Dakota, USA
Fort Sully, Sully, South
Dakota, USA
G
Gregory, Gregory, South
Dakota, USA
H
Howard, Miner, South Dakota,
USA
Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
L
Lakeview, Todd, South Dakota,
USA
Leola, McPherson, South Dakota,
USA
Long Lake, McPherson, South
Dakota, USA
M
Marshall, Marshall, South
Dakota, USA
McIntosh, Corson, South Dakota, USA
Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA
Miller, Hand, South Dakota, USA
Mitchell, Davidson, South
Dakota, USA
P
Philip, Haakon, South Dakota, USA
Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA
Plankinton, Pleasnat Valley Township, Aurora, South Dakota
R
Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Redfield, Spink, South Dakota,
USA
S
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha,
South Dakota, USA
Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, USA
W
Webster, Day, South Dakota, USA
Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South
Dakota, USA
White, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
White Lake, Washington Township, Aurora, South Dakota
White Rock, Roberts, South
Dakota, USA
Woonsocket, Sanborn, South
Dakota, USA
Y
Yankton, Yankton, South
Dakota, USA
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