Custer County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States South Dakota  Custer County

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

County Courthouse
Custer County Courthouse 420 Mt Rushmore Road Custer, SD 57730 Phone: 605.673.4816 Clerk Courts has birth and death records from 1905, marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court records from 189

Parent County
1875--Custer County was created 11 January 1875 from unorganized territory. County seat: Custer

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

Populated Places
Argyle

Berne

BlueBell

Buffalo Gap

Cold Spring

Custer

Danoby

Fairburn

Folsom

Four Mile

Hermosa

Ivanhoe

Nihart

Pringle

Sanator

Spokane

Vestal Springs

Neighboring Counties

 * Fall River
 * Niobrara County, Wyoming
 * Pennington
 * Shannon
 * Weston County, Wyoming

Cemeteries
Boot Hill

Cold Springs

Custer

Fairburn

Folsom

Hermosa

Highland Park

Junction City

Madill

Mallon

Old Custer City

Pringle

Census
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation Military Service

1905 state census with images can be viewed free at Record Search


 * 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

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 $

Societies and Libraries
Custer County Historical Society 1881 Custer County Courthouse Museum 411 Mount Rushmore Rd. PO Box 826 Custer, South Dakota 57730 Phone: (605) 673-2443 email:[mailto:1881courthousemuseum@gwtc.net] or [mailto:cchstsoc@gwtc.net] Website

Web Sites

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