South Dakota Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in South Dakota:
For vital records, write to:
- State Department of Health Center for Health Policy and Statistics
Vital Records
600 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3355
- They have birth, marriage, divorce, and death records since July 1905. Call for costs. For marriage records, also check with the County Treasury in the County where the license was issued. For divorce records, also check with the Clerk of Court in the County where the divorce was granted.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- South Dakota Archives
Cultural Heritage Center
900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2217
Phone: (605) 773-3804
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:30, closed Saturday, Sunday, and state holidays.
- They have newspapers dating back to the 1860"s, naturalization records, federal census records from 1850-1910, atlases, territorial and state census records from 1905-1945, land indexes, probate records, church records, records from the Civil War, the Korean War, and World War I, maps, photographs, and tax records.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- South Dakota Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1101
Pierre, SD 57501
- Publications: South Dakota Genealogical Society Quarterly, South Dakota Genealogical Society Newsletter.
- State Historical Society
900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2217
Phone: (605) 773-3458
- Tri-State Genealogical Society
905 Fifth Avenue
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
