Walworth County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Walworth County

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

County Courthouse
Walworth County Courthouse PO Box 199 Selby, SD 57472-0199 Phone: 605.649.7878 Register of Deeds has birth, death and burial records from 1905 and land records; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1889; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1889, probate and court records from 1892

Parent County

 * 1873--Walworth County was created 8 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Selby

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Campbell
 * Corson
 * Dewey
 * Edmunds
 * McPherson
 * Potter

Cemeteries
Various Walworth County Cemeteries transcriptions which may include name of deceased, date of death and birth and parent or spousal information.

Census

 * 1940 census page missing: Selby, Walworth County, Enumeration District 65-9: Sheet 6B is missing from the microfilmed copy. After microfilming many years ago, the originals were destroyed.

1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: 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 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
St. John's Lutheran Church, Selby


 * Records of St. John's Lutheran Church, Selby, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trinity Lutheran Church, Mobridge


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

Zion Lutheran Church, Lowry


 * Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Lowry, 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.