Bon Homme County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota Bon Homme County

Guide to Bon Homme 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
Bon Homme County Courthouse PO Box 6; Tyndall, SD 57066 Phone: 605.589.4215 Clerk Court has probate records from 1900, court records from 1878 and divorce records; Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and military records

Bon Homme County, South Dakota Record Dates

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 * width="84%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
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 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="12%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1874
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1865
 * width="12%" align="center" |1877
 * width="12%" align="center" |1870
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 * width="12%" align="center" |1870
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
1862--Bon Homme County was created 5 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Tyndall

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Various Bon Homme County Cemeteries transcriptions, giving names, dates of birth and death if available.

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

Church Records
Lutheran


 * Records of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Springfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Military Records

 * 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
Czech Heritage Preservation Society PO Box 128 Tabor, SD 57063 Phone: (605) 463-2476

Websites

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