Spink County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Spink County

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

County Courthouse
Spink County Courthouse 210 E 7th Avenue Redfield, SD 57469 Phone: 605.472.1825

Clerk Court has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1887, burial records from 1941, divorce and court records from 1882 and probate records from 1880; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1873--Spink County was created 8 January 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Redfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Beadle
 * Brown
 * Clark
 * Day
 * Edmunds
 * Faulk
 * Hand

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

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Redfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

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
Spink County Historical Museum<br<PO Box 1 Brentford, SD 57434 email:[mailto:info@spinkcountyhistory.com] Website

Web Sites

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