Pennington County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Pennington County

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

County Courthouse
Pennington County Courthouse 315 S Joseph Street; Rapid City, SD 57709-0230 Phone: 605.394.2575 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905, land records; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1887; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1877 and probate records from 1884

Parent County
1875--Pennington County was created 11 January 1875 from unorganized territory. County seat: Rapid City

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Custer
 * Haakon
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Meade
 * Shannon
 * Weston County, Wyoming
 * Ziebach

Cemeteries

 * Keystone Cemetery, Keystone BillionGraves

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation 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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rapid City

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1880 - 1937 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections — images; suggestion — learn the case number from the Ancestry.com index above

Societies and Libraries
Rapid City Society For Genealogical Research P.O. Box 1495 Rapid City, SD 57709-1495 Website

Rapid City Society For Genealogical Research P.O. Box 1495 Rapid City 57709

Family History Centers

 * Rapid City 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.