Faulk County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota Faulk County

Guide to Faulk County, South Dakota ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Faulk County Courthouse PO Box 309 Faulkton, SD 57438-0309 Phone: 605.598.6223 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death, burial and land records from 1888 and military records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1900 and probate records from 1888.

Faulk County, South Dakota Record Dates

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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1873--Faulk County was created 8 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Faulkton
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for South Dakota Counties
 * South Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

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Census Records
1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, and 1945 censuses may include unique information: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation and Military Service
 * 1905 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1915 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1925 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1935 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1945 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Historical information on South Dakota counties of Campbell, McPherson, Walworth, Edmunds, Potter and Faulk. 1993?. By Maurice & Florence Krueger. [Mina, South Dakota] : North Central Genealogical Society. Online at: ;.
 * History of Faulk County, South Dakota, 1910-1982. 1996. By Faulk County Historical Society. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: ;.
 * History of Faulk County, South Dakota; together with biographical sketches of pioneer and prominent citizens. 1996. By C. H. Ellis. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Online at: ;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of South Dakota - shows boundary changes for South Dakota Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of South Dakota - maps and atlases of South Dakota

Military Records

 * 1861-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
 South Dakota Newspapers Online South Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of South Dakota newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of South Dakota newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some South Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper.

Probate Records
'''Online Records
 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Societies
 Faulk County Historical Society PO Box 584 Faulkton, SD 57438-0584 Telephone: 605-598-4285 Website

Websites

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