Hamlin County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Hamlin County

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

County Courthouse
Hamlin County Courthouse PO Box 237; Hayti, SD 57241 Phone: 605.783.3201

Register of Deeds has birth, death, burial records from 1905, land records, marriage records from 1879; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1885, probate records from 1890, naturalization records from 1880, school census records from 1903 and school records from 1890

Parent County
1873--Hamlin County was created 8 January 1873 from Deuel and Hanson Counties. County seat: Hayti

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Brookings
 * Clark
 * Codington
 * Deuel
 * Kingsbury

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 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
Bryant


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Bryant, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Hamlin County


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Hamlin 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.