Lake County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Lake County

Lake County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Lake County Courthouse County Courthouse 200 E Center Madison, SD 57042 Phone: 605.256.4876

Clerk Courts has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1874, burial records from 1941, divorce and court records from 1881 and probate records from 1884

Parent County
1873--Lake County was created 8 January 1873 from Brookings, Hanson, and Minnehaha Counties. County seat: Madison

Neighboring Counties

 * Brookings
 * Kingsbury
 * McCook
 * Miner
 * Minnehaha
 * Moody

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation &amp; 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 Lake Park Lutheran Church, Lake County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Madison South Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

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