Douglas County, South Dakota Records

Douglas County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on January 08, 1837 from Charles Mix County. The county was named in honor of Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate of popular sovereignty as a middle ground in the slavery debate.

Douglas County is bordered by Aurora County (north), Davison County (northeast), Hutchinson County (east), Charles Mix County (southwest).

Douglas County Cities and Towns include Armour, Corsica, Delmont, Harrison, New Holland, Joubert.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old South Dakota maps.

Douglas County, South Dakota Courthouse Records

The Douglas County Courthouse is located in Armour, South Dakota. Learn More About State of South Dakota Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Douglas county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Douglas County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1883  and Land Records from 1873?. The County Register of Deeds is the primary record-keeping and archival repository for county land records and for the recording & maintaining of records pertaining to that real estate, plats, deeds, mortgages & many miscellaneous documents. This office is the keeper of birth, death & marriage records, military discharge records, fictitious name filings, and various types of liens, including mechanic’s liens, state and federal tax liens.
• Douglas County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1873? and Court Records from 1873?.

Douglas County, South Dakota Census Records

• Learn More: State of South Dakota Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870 (as Dakota Territory), 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S., Schedules of Special Census of Indians: 1880, 1885-1940,
• State Population Schedules: 1885 Territorial Census, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Douglas County, South Dakota Vital Records

• Learn More: State of South Dakota Vital Records
• Birth, Death and Marriage Records: since July 1905, also from County Register of Deeds
• Divorce Records: since July 1905, also from County Clerk of Courts
• Locations: South Dakota Department of Health
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Vital Records, Dept of Health, 600 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-2536; (605) 773-4961

Douglas County, South Dakota Resources

• Douglas County, South Dakota Message Boards
• Douglas County, South Dakota Genealogy Boards

Douglas County, South Dakota External Links

• South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
• Douglas County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
• Douglas Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
• Douglas County history and centennial observances, 1961
• Douglas County tales and towns
• Douglas County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
• Douglas Co. SDGenweb
• Douglas County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
• Douglas County, South Dakota Military Records