Hyde County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Hyde County

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

County Courthouse
Hyde County Courthouse PO Box 306 Highmore, SD 57345-0306 Phone: 605.852.2512 Clerk Court has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1887, burial records from 1936, divorce and court records from 1884 and probate records from 1892; Register of Deeds has land records from 1880

Parent County
1873--Hyde County was created 8 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Highmore

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

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Crow Creek Indian Reservation is located in Hyde County. The remainder of the reservation is in Buffalo County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Buffalo
 * Faulk
 * Hand
 * Hughes
 * Lyman
 * Potter
 * Sully

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

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
Hyde County Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 392 113 Iowa Street S Highmore, SD 57345 Phone: (605) 852-2376 Website

Web Sites

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