Minnehaha County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Minnehaha County

Minnehaha County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Minnehaha County Courthouse 415 N Dakota Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57102 Phone: 605.367.4223 Clerk Courts has divorce, probate and court records from 1876; Register of Deeds has marriage records from 1876, bith and death records from 1905 and land records

Parent County
1862--Minnehaha County was created 5 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Sioux Falls

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake
 * Lincoln
 * Lyon County, Iowa
 * McCook
 * Moody
 * Pipestone County, Minnesota
 * Rock County, Minnesota
 * Turner

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation &amp; Military Service

  1905 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

  1915 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

  1925 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

  1935 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

  1945 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

Lutheran

 * Records of St. Olaf's Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Probate
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Probate Case Records. 1876-1958 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Sioux Falls South Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.