Potter County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Potter County

Potter 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
Potter County Courthouse 201 S Exene Street Gettysburg, SD 57442 Phone: 605.765.9472 Clerk Courts has birth and death records from 1885, court records from 1884 and adoption records from 1941; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County

 * 1873--Potter County was created 8 January 1873 from Buffalo County. County seat: Gettysburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Dewey
 * Edmunds
 * Faulk
 * Hyde
 * Sully
 * Walworth

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Gettysburg 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.