Jerauld County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Jerauld County

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

County Courthouse
Jerauld County Courthouse 205 S Wallace Street Wessington Springs, SD 57382 Phone: 605.539.1221

Register of Deeds has birth, death, and burial records from 1905, marriage records from 1890 and land records; Clerk Courts has probate records from 1890, court records from 1889 and divorce records from 1900; County Auditor has school census records

Parent County

 * 1883--Jerauld County was created 17 April 1883 fromAurora and Buffalo Counties. County seat: Wessington Springs

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Aurora
 * Beadle
 * Brule
 * Buffalo
 * Hand
 * Sanborn

Cemeteries
Solberg Lutheran Cemetery transcriptions listing the name, date of death and age. The site also lists an index to the Jerauld County WPA records which list the names of deceased individuals and the cemetery where they are buried within the County. This was done in the 1930's and the 1940's and contains some errors.

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 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wessington Springs, 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 $

Web Sites

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