Moody County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Moody County 

Moody 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
Moody County Courthouse 101 E Pipestone Ave; PO Box 152; Flandreau, SD 57028 Phone: 605.997.3181 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905, burial and land records; County  Treasurer has marriage records from 1873; Clerk Court has probate records from 1890, court records from 1905, divorce records, newspapers from 1880’s

Parent County

 * 1873: Moody County was created 8 January 1873 from Brookings and Minnehaha Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brookings
 * Lake
 * Lincoln County, Minnesota
 * Minnehaha
 * Pipestone County, Minnesota
 * Rock County, Minnesota

Cemeteries
Moody County Cemetery Database: Courtesy of the Moody County Historical Society, South Dakota

Fremont Township

 * 1) Midway Cemetery -- Midway Lutheran Church
 * 2) Mt Auburn Cemetery - Click here or contact [mailto:lampwalk@yahoo.com Pat Walker]

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 Hegre Lutheran Church, Colman, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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