Charles Mix County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Charles Mix County

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

County Courthouse
Charles Mix County Courthouse 400 Main St E; PO Box 490 Lake Andes, SD 57356 Phone: 605.487.7511 Clerk Courts has birth, marriage and death records from 1905, burial records, divorce, probate and court records from 1890

Parent County
1862--Charles Mix County was created 8 May 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Lake Andes

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

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Yankton Indian Reservation is in Charles Mix County. The remainder of the reservation is in Douglas County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Aurora
 * Bon Homme
 * Boyd County, Nebraska
 * Brule
 * Douglas
 * Gregory
 * Hutchinson
 * Knox County, Nebraska
 * Lyman

Cemeteries
Various Charles Mix County Cemetery transcriptions including names, dates of birth and death if available.

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


 * 1905 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images


 * 1915 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

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 the American Lutheran Church, Pickstown, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Military

 * 1861-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Societies and Libraries
Platte Genealogical Society PO Box 517 Platte, SD 57369-0517 Website

Charles Mix County Historical Society (East Highway 46/50) P.O. Box 444 Wagner, SD 57380 Phone:605-384-3716 Charles Mix Historical Restoration SocietyGeddes Historic District Museum Complex Fourth and Main Street PO Box 97 Geddes, SD 57342 Phone:605-337-2501 Artifacts, memorialbilia, locak family histories, government records, ets but no actual census records

Web Sites

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