Yankton County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Yankton County

Yankton 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
Yankton County Courthouse 410 Walnut Street; PO Box 155; Yankton, SD 57078 Phone: 605.668.3438 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905 and burial records; County Treas has marriage records from 1900; Clerk Court has divorce, proabte and court records from 1900; Director Assessments has land records

Parent County
1862--Yankton County was created 10 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Yankton

Neighboring Counties

 * Bon Homme
 * Cedar County, Nebraska
 * Clay
 * Hutchinson
 * Knox County, Nebraska
 * Turner

Cemeteries
Various Yankton County Cemeteries transcriptions which may include the name of deceased, date of death and birth, lot and plot numbers nd age.

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 Tradjem Lutheran Church, Yankton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Yankton 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.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Family History Library Catalog