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- South Dakota Cemetery Records
- South Dakota Census Records
- South Dakota 1910 Census Map
- South Dakota, State Census, 1905
Individual census cards arranged in alphabetical order. - South Dakota, State Census, 1915
Name index and images of census cards from the 1915 South Dakota State Census acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society. - South Dakota, State Census, 1925
Name index and images of census cards from the 1925 South Dakota State Census acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society. - South Dakota, State Census, 1935
Name index and images of census cards from the 1935 South Dakota State Census acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society. - South Dakota, State Census, 1945
Name index and images of census cards from the 1945 South Dakota State Census acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society.
- South Dakota Court Records
- South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972
County Circuit and District court naturalization records from county courthouses in South Dakota. Coverage dates vary by county. The records were acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society. - South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Probate Case Records, 1873-1935
Probate case records located at the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. The files are arranged by box, folder and file numbers. - South Dakota, Pennington County Probate Case Files, 1880-1937
Images of probate case files from the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. The collection is arranged by case number.
- South Dakota, County Naturalization Records, 1865-1972
- South Dakota History
- Marshall County, North Dakota History
About the middle of the seventeenth century French explorers passed through what is now Dakota, and again in the beginning of the present century Lewis and Clark explored this region. In 1809 one of the Astor’s parties, conducted by Mr. Hunt on their way across the continent to the mouth of the Columbia River, ascended the Missouri River to the 46 degree parallel, where they procured horses from the Indians and traveled overland. - Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary)
My maiden name was Marthy Cannary. I was born in Princeton, Missouri, May 1st, 1852. Father and mother were natives of Ohio. I had two brothers and three sisters, I being the oldest of the children. As a child I always had a fondness for adventure and out-door exercise and especial fondness for horses which I began to ride at an early age and continued to do so until I became an expert rider being able to ride the most vicious and stubborn of horses, in fact the greater portion of my life in early times was spent in this manner. - South Dakota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1941
Images of G.A.R post records from the Dakota and South Dakota Departments. The collection includes membership rosters, attendance registration books of various encampments (some include Women’s Relief Corps.), post descriptive books, member deaths, adjutant reports, muster rolls, lists of officers, applications to form a post, reunion rosters, etc. The descriptive books are arranged by post name and number. Most records include item number, name, post name and number. The descriptive books may list name, age, state of birth, residence in South Dakota, occupation, date-rank-company-regiment of service and final discharge, cause of discharge, when mustered into G.A.R., status, and date of death. The collection was acquired from the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. - South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970
School records, including teacher’s term reports, school census and attendance records located at the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. Records are generally arranged by county, year and school district number. This collection is being published as images become available.
- Marshall County, North Dakota History
- Military Records
- Dakota Territory Forts
List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902. - South Dakota Forts
List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
- Revolutionary War
- 1840 Pensioners Census
The information contained in this 1840 Pensioners Census database is a compilation of the data on the Revolutionary War pensioners gathered from the 1840 census returns. The information is organized by place - state, county, then township. It also lists the name and age of the veteran, and the name of the head of household with whom the pensioner resided on the census date. - Revolutionary War Pension Records
- 1840 Pensioners Census
- Civil War Records
- Civil War Pensions Index Cards
Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
- Civil War Pensions Index Cards
- World War I Records
- World War II Records
- Korean War Casualty List
- Vietnam War Casualty List
- Dakota Territory Forts
- South Dakota Native American Tribes
- South Dakota Vital Records
- South Dakota Courthouse Addresses
- South Dakota Birth Records Database
This database contains information from birth records with birth dates of over 100 years of age as required by South Dakota Codified Law 34-25-8. At this time this database contains 244,652 records.- South Dakota, Department of Health, Birth and Marriage Indexes, 1843-2014
Index of birth and marriage indexes from 1843 to 2014 provided by the South Dakota Department of Health.
- South Dakota, Department of Health, Birth and Marriage Indexes, 1843-2014
Free RootsWeb Databases
- Alumni Lists
- Brookings Co: The 1918 Bomb
- Minehaha Co: USA: 1916 Washington High School Alumni, Sioux Falls, SD
- Minnehaha Co: Washington High School Alumni 1954, Sioux Falls, SD
- Pennington Co: School of Mines Alumni, 1888-1891
- Union Co: Beresford High School Alumni, 1902-1909, Beresford, South Dakota
- Union Co: Beresford Public School Alumni, 1898 & 1899, Beresford, South Dakota
- Walworth Co: Northwestern Lutheran Academy Alumni List (1928-1982)
- Atlas/Gazetteers
- Birth Records
- Pre-1900 Births-Birth Records
- Book Indexes
- Cemetery Records
- Butte Co: Pineslope Cemetery, Belle Fourche, SD
- Butte Co: St Paul’s Catholic Cemetery, Belle Fourche, SD
- Faulk Co: St. Mary’s Cemetery At Zell
- Hand Co: Calvary Catholic Cemetery at Polo (Fairview Township), Hand County, SD
- Hand Co: Cedar Cemetery In Como Township
- Hand Co: Ebeneezer Baptist Cemetery in Spring Lake Township
- Hand Co: GAR Cemetery Hand County, Miller, South Dakota
- Hand Co: Halen Family Cemetery in Rose Hill Township
- Hand Co: Holden Cemetery
- Hand Co: Howell Cemetery in Howell Township
- Hand Co: IOOF Cemetery, Hand County, South Dakota
- Hand Co: Mondamin Cemetery
- Hand Co: Morningside Cemetery at Ree Heights, Hand County, SD
- Hand Co: Orient Prairie View Cemetery in Spring Township, Hand County, SD
- Hand Co: Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hand Co: Saint Ann’s Catholic Cemetery, Hand County, SD
- Hand Co: Saint Lawrence Cemetery (Some IOOF), Hand County, SD
- Hand Co: St. Joseph’s Cemetery
- Hand Co: Wessington Cemetery in Hulbert Township
- Hanson Co: 9 Hanson County Cemeteries
- Hyde Co: Bohemian National Cemetery in Hyde County (Eden Township), SD
- Kampeska: Kampeska Cemetery Inscriptions
- Lawrence Co: The West Lead Cemetery
- Lincoln Co: Larsen Cemetery
- Rauville: St. Johns Cemetery Inscriptions
- Census Records
- Land Records
- Naturalization Records
- Obituaries
South Dakota Genealogy Databases at Ancestry
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South Dakota Statewide Genealogy at Ancestry
- A brief history of South Dakota
- Doane Robinson’s encyclopedia of South Dakota
- History of our county and state
- South Dakota Births, 1856-1903
- South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955
- South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949
- South Dakota, Territorial Census, 1885
- Web: South Dakota, Find A Grave Index, 1861-2011
South Dakota Military at Ancestry
Miscellaneous South Dakota at Ancestry
South Dakota County Genealogy at Ancestry
- A comprehensive history of Minnehaha County, South Dakota : its background, her pioneers, their record of achievement and devel
- A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota
- Douglas County history and centennial observances, 1961
- Douglas County tales and towns
- History of Charles Mix County, South Dakota
- History of Faulk County, South Dakota
- History of Hyde County, South Dakota : from its organization to the present time
- History of Marshall County, Dakota : its topography and natural history, and sketches of pioneer settlers, with the names of ac
- History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota : containing an account of its settlements, growth, development and resources, an ext
- History of Sully County
- Hughes County history
- Mellette County, South Dakota, 1911-1961
- Pioneers of the open range : Haakon County, South Dakota settlers before January 1, 1906.
- Prairie tamers of Miner County
- Roberts County history : South Dakota : Dakota Territory centennial.
South Dakota Town Genealogy at Ancestry
- Daily Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)
- Daily Mitchell Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)
- Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)
- Dakota Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)
- Evening Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)
- Huronite and Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)
- Mitchell Daily Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)
- Mitchell Sunday Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)
- Pioneer Mitchell
Additional Free South Dakota Genealogy
United States Genealogy
- South Dakota Genealogy
- Marshall County, South Dakota History and Genealogy
Website providing information and genealogical records for researchers of Mitchell County, South Dakota.
- Marshall County, South Dakota History and Genealogy
United States GenWeb Project
Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel , Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn , Shannon, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach
American History and Genealogy Project
- South Dakota
Clark, Dewey, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Minnehaha, Pennington
