Edmunds County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Edmunds County

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

County Courthouse
Edmunds County Courthouse 2nd Street Ipswich, SD 57451 Phone: 605.426.6671 Register of Deeds has birth records from 1905, death records from 1887, land records from 1883, burial records from 1941 and marriage records from 1887; Clerk Court has divorce records from 1887, court and probate records from 1884

Parent County
1873--Edmunds County was created 8 January 1873 fromBuffalo County. County seat: Ipswich

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Faulk
 * McPherson
 * Potter
 * Spink
 * Walworth

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 and Libraries
Bowdle Historical Society North of Main Street Bowdle, SD 572428

Web Sites

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