Roberts County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Roberts County

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

County Courthouse
Roberts County Courthouse 411 2nd Ave East Sisseton, SD 57262 Phone: 605.698.7152 Clerk Courts has birth, death, burial, records from 1905, marriage and divorce records from 1890, probate and court records from 1889; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County
1883--Roberts County was created 8 March 1883 from Grant County and Sisseton/Indian Reserve. County seat: Sisseton

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

Indian Reservation
A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is in Roberts County. The remainder of the reservation is in Marshall, Day, and Codington Counties in South Dakota and in Richland and Sargent Counties in North Dakota.

Neighboring Counties

 * Big Stone County, Minnesota
 * Day
 * Grant
 * Marshall
 * Richland County, North Dakota
 * Sargent County, North Dakota
 * Traverse County, Minnesota

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation &amp; 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 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
Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church


 * Records of Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Roberts County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Trondhjem Lutheran Church


 * Records of Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Roberts County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Military

 * 1861-1941 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Web Sites

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