Hand County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Hand County

Hand 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
Hand County Courthouse 415 W 1st Avenue Miller, SD 57362-1346 Phone: 605.853.3512 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905, burial and land records; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1883; Clerk Court has divorce records from late 1800’s, probate records from 1880’s and court records from 1889

Parent County

 * 1873--Hand County was created 8 January 1873 fromBuffalo County. County seat: Miller

Neighboring Counties

 * Beadle
 * Buffalo
 * Faulk
 * Hyde
 * Jerauld
 * Spink

Cemeteries
Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery transcription listing the lot and plot number, name of deceased and information on headstone.

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 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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