Union County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Union County

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

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse PO Box 757 Elk Point, SD 57025-0757 Phone: 605.356.2132 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1866, marriage records from 1886, death records from 1905, burial records from 1961, land records from 1863 and military discharge records from 1919; Clerk Court has probate records from 1875, court records from 1890 and divorce records

Parent County
1862--Union County was created 10 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Elk Point

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Dakota County, Nebraska
 * Dixon County, Nebraska
 * Lincoln
 * Plymouth County, Iowa
 * Sioux County, Iowa
 * Woodbury County, Iowa

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 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images


 * 1925 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images


 * 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
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Beresford


 * Records of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Beresford, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Paul's Lutheran Church


 * Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Union 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
Union County Historical Society P.O. Box 552 124 East Main Street Elk Point SD 57025-0552 Phone:605-356-3433 or 356-2507 [mailto:www.acsnet.com/~jkjar] Website

Web Sites

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