Brookings County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota Brookings County

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

County Courthouse
Brookings County Courthouse 314 6th Avenue Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: 605.692.6284 Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records; Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, and death, from 1905, burial records from 1940, land and military records

Parent County
1862--Brookings County was created 5 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Brookings

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Deuel
 * Hamlin
 * Kingsbury
 * Lake
 * Lincoln County, Minnesota
 * Moody
 * Pipestone County, Minnesota

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation 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
Brookings Area Genealogical Society 513 3rd St. Brookings 57006 Website

Brookings County Historical Society PO Box 608 Volga, SD 57071 Phone:(605) 627-9149 Website

Brookings County History Museum P.O. Box 608 Volga, SD 57071 Phone:(605) 627-9149 Website

Family History Centers

 * Brookings 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.