Jerauld County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota Jerauld County

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

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County Courthouse
Jerauld County Courthouse 205 S Wallace Street Wessington Springs, SD 57382 Phone: 605.539.1221 Register of Deeds has birth, death, and burial records from 1905, marriage records from 1890 and land records; Clerk Courts has probate records from 1890, court records from 1889 and divorce records from 1900; County Auditor has school census records

Jerauld County, South Dakota Record Dates

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

Boundary Changes

 * 1883--Jerauld County was created 17 April 1883 fromAurora and Buffalo Counties.
 * County seat: Wessington Springs
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of North Dakota - shows boundary changes for South Dakota Counties
 * South Dakota Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Solberg Lutheran Cemetery transcriptions listing the name, date of death and age. The site also lists an index to the Jerauld County WPA records which list the names of deceased individuals and the cemetery where they are buried within the County. This was done in the 1930's and the 1940's and contains some errors.

Census Records
1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, and 1945 censuses may include unique information: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation and Military Service
 * 1905 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1915 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1925 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1935 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images
 * 1945 — at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images

Church Records
Lutheran


 * Records of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wessington Springs, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota : from the earliest settlement to January 1st, 1909. 1910. By N. J. Dunham. Wessington Springs, South Dakota : [s.n.]. Online at:.
 * A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota : from the earliest settlement to January 1st, 1909. 1974. By N. J. Dunham. Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox. Online at:.
 * A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota, : from January 1st, 1909 to December 31st, 1961, fifty-two years of progress. 1963. By Fred N. Dunham. Wessington Springs, South Dakota : F.N. Dunham. Online at: ;.

Military Records

 * 1861-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
 South Dakota Newspapers Online South Dakota Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of South Dakota newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of South Dakota newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some South Dakota newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1800 – 1985 North Dakota and South Dakota Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Websites

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