Brookings County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Brookings County

Brookings 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
Brookings County Courthouse 314 6th Avenue Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: 605.692.6284 Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records; Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, and death, from 1905, burial records from 1940, land and military records

Parent County
1862--Brookings County was created 5 April 1862 from unorganized territory. County seat: Brookings

Neighboring Counties

 * Deuel
 * Hamlin
 * Kingsbury
 * Lake
 * Lincoln County, Minnesota
 * Moody
 * Pipestone County, Minnesota

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

Societies

 * Brookings Area Genealogic Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brookings 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.