Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- South Dakota Genealogy & South Dakota Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- South Dakota, State Archives, Record search
- South Dakota Public Libraries
- SD Health Dept – Genealogy Resources
- South Dakota, State Census, 1915
- South Dakota, State Census, 1945
- South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970
- South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970 — FamilySearch.org
- North Dakota and South Dakota, Wills and Probate Records, 1878-1928
- Online South Dakota Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- South Dakota Death Index, 1879-1955 – Ancestry.com
- South Dakota, Death Index, 1879-1955
- South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2013
- South Dakota, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2014 — FamilySearch.org
- South Dakota Births, 1856-1903
- Birth Record Search Site [Births over 100 years ago]
County Records
- Minnehaha County: Probate Records, 1873-1935
- Pennington County: Probate Case Files, 1880-1937 — FamilySearch.org
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- South Dakota Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directories
- South Dakota Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Online Resources: Newspapers & more
- South Dakota Library: scroll down to SD Newspaper indexes
- Newspaper search: South Dakota State Archives
- SD Newspaper Bio Database Search
- Pennington County: Obituary Indexes, Mortuary Records and more
- Pennington County: Rapid City – Obituary Index, 1968-2012
- Union County: Obituary Search – Beresford Public Library ::
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Record Search South Dakota Cemeteries
- South Dakota Gravestone Photos
- Moody County: Historical Society, Cemeteries and Veterans
Genealogical Records (Pre-1900)
- South Dakota: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – South Dakota
- South Dakota | Learn | FamilySearch.org
- South Dakota Genealogy, Facts and Records Resources :: Genealogy Inc.
- South Dakota USGenWeb
- Welcome to South Dakota! SDGS
County
Immigration & Naturalization
Military
- Dakota Territory Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 — FamilySearch.org
- SD Civil War Veterans – 1885 census
Maps
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