Lake County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Lake County

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

County Courthouse
Lake County Courthouse County Courthouse 200 E Center Madison, SD 57042 Phone: 605.256.4876

Clerk Courts has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1874, burial records from 1941, divorce and court records from 1881 and probate records from 1884

Parent County
1873--Lake County was created 8 January 1873 from Brookings, Hanson, and Minnehaha Counties. County seat: Madison

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Brookings
 * Kingsbury
 * McCook
 * Miner
 * Minnehaha
 * Moody

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 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 Lake Park Lutheran Church, Lake 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 $

Societies and Libraries
Lake County Genealogical Society Dakota State College Madison 57042 email:[mailto:smith.zimmermann@dsu.edu;] Website

Lake County Historical Society 221 8th Street NE Madison, SD 57042 Phone:605-256-5308

Family History Centers

 * Madison South Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

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