Turner County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Turner County

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

County Courthouse
Turner County Courthouse 400 S Main Street Parker, SD 57053-0446 Phone: 605.297.3115 Clerk Court has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1872, divorce records from 1907, probate records from 1866 and court records from 1900; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County

 * 1871--Turner County was created 13 January 1871 fromLincoln and Jayne, Eliminated 13 Jan. 1871, Counties. County seat: Parker

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Hutchinson
 * Lincoln
 * McCook
 * Minnehaha
 * Yankton

Cemeteries
Various Turner County Cemeteries transcriptions which may include the name, date of death, date of birth, lot and plot number, and parents or spouses names.

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

Lutheran

 * Records of the Lutheran Church, Turner 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 $

Web Sites

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