Tripp County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Tripp County

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

County Courthouse
Tripp County Courthouse 200 East 3rd Street Winner, SD 57580 Phone 605.842.2266 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1909, burial records from 1941 and land records; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1909; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1912

Parent county

 * 1873--Tripp County was created 8 January 1873 from Gregory and Todd(old) Counties and unorganized territory.
 * County seat: Winner, SD 57580; Tripp County Courthouse

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

Populated Places
Augusta name changed to Wewela in 1909

Bliss

Carter

Clearfield

Coburn name changed to Eastview in 1910

Colina

Colome

Danton

Dorian

Eastview

Gooby name changed to Keyapaha

Hamill

Houston

Ideal

Jordan

Kenyon

Keyapaha

Komer

Lamro

Linden

Magnet

McLain

McNeely

Millboro

Pahapesto

'''Roseland name changed to Hamill in 1910

Shoemaker

Wayne

Wewela

Winner

Witten

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherry County, Nebraska
 * Gregory
 * Keya Paha County, Nebraska
 * Lyman
 * Mellette
 * Todd

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

Local Histories
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdtripp/index.htm

"Tripp County Centennial 1909-2009", published by Winner Chamber of Commerce Centennial History Committee, 480 pages; history of Tripp County; many biographies of area families.

"Businesses in Winner, SD from 1910 - 2008, A Tripp County Centennial Project", Keo Boreson, Compiler, August 2009; history of each business building on Main Street of Winner, SD and change of ownership and type of business, 200 pages

"Our Roots are in Wewela", Helen Turnquist, Compiler; 2009; History and maps of Wewela, SD; many old pictures of town, church and school; biographies of families in area; 195 pages

"Colome, SD Diamond Jubilee, 1908-1983", Diamond Jubilee Book Committee, Frances Jorgenson, Chairman, 207 pages. History of Colome: Naming of Colome, Churches, Organizations, Schools, and Business. Includes large section of biographies of families of area and many pictures of town and people.

"Before Homesteads in Tripp County and the Rosebud", by Gladys Whitehorn Jorgensen. 138 pages. Excellent early history of Tripp County area along with biographies of very early families and prominent Native Americans in the area. Many pictures and maps.

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 $

Schools
Tripp County Rural Schools, 100 Years" compiled by Family Tree Society, Winner, SD, 192 pages; rural school pictures and stories.

Web Sites

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