Day County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Day County

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

County Courthouse
Day County Courthouse 710 W 1st Street Webster, SD 57274-1391 Phone: 605.345.3771 Register of  Deeds has birth and death records from 1905, land records from 1879 and burial records from 1930; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1880; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1885 and probate records from 1898

Parent County

 * 1879--Day County was created 1 October 1879 from Greeley, Eliminated 1 Oct. 1879, and Stone, Eliminated 1 Oct. 1879, Counties. County seat: Webster

Record Loss
1962 Courthouse was destroyed by fire.

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is in Day County. The remainder of the reservation is in Marshall, Roberts, and Codington Counties in South Dakota and in Richland and Sargent Counties in North Dakota.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Clark
 * Codington
 * Grant
 * Marshall
 * Roberts
 * Spink

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation &amp; 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 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
Bergen Lutheran Church, Bristol


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

St. John's Lutheran Church


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Day County, 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.