Pennington County, South Dakota Genealogy

United States   South Dakota    Pennington County

Pennington 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
Pennington County Courthouse 315 S Joseph Street; Rapid City, SD 57709-0230 Phone: 605.394.2575 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905, land records; County Treasurer has marriage records from 1887; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1877 and probate records from 1884

Parent County
1875--Pennington County was created 11 January 1875 from unorganized territory. County seat: Rapid City

Neighboring Counties

 * Custer
 * Haakon
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Meade
 * Shannon
 * Weston County, Wyoming
 * Ziebach

Cemeteries

 * Keystone Cemetery, Keystone BillionGraves

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rapid City

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Rapid City 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.