Corson County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota Corson County

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

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County Courthouse
Corson County Courthouse 200 1st St East McIntosh, SD 57641 Phone: 605.273.4201 Register of Deeds has birth, death and land records from 1909; County Treasurer has marriage records, Clerk of the Court has divorce, probate and court records

Corson County, South Dakota Record Dates

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

Boundary Changes
1909--Corson County was created 2 March 1909 from Boreman, Eliminated 2 Mar. 1090, Dewey, and Schnasse, Eliminated 1 Feb. 1911, Counties. County seat: McIntosh
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for South Dakota Counties
 * South Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

A major portion of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation is located in Corson County. The remainder of the reservation is in Sioux County, North Dakota.


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Census Records
1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, and 1945 censuses may include unique information: 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 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1945 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Black Horse Butte : a Dakota homestead community, 1909-1940. 1995. By Elizabeth Meeuwsen Johnson. Freeman, South Dakota : Pine Hill Press. Online at:;.
 * Taming the plains. 1979. By Rose Tidball. Marceline, Missouri : Walsworth Pub. Co. Online at:;.

Military Records

 * 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 $

Websites

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