Jerauld County, South Dakota Records

Jerauld County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on March 09, 1883 from Aurora County. The county was named in honor of H.A. Jerauld, territorial legislator.

Jerauld County is bordered by Beadle County (northeast), Sanborn County (east), Aurora County (south), Brule County (southwest), Buffalo County (west), Hand County (northwest).

Jerauld County Cities and Towns include Alpena, Lane, Wessington Springs.

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

Jerauld County, South Dakota Courthouse Records

The Jerauld County Courthouse is located in Wessington Springs, 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 Jerauld 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.

• Jerauld County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1888 and Land Records from 1883?. 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.
• Jerauld County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1883? and Court Records from 1883?.

Jerauld County, South Dakota Census Records

• Learn More: State of South Dakota Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S., Schedules of Special Census of Indians: 1885-1940,
• State Population Schedules: 1885 Territorial Census, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Jerauld 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

Jerauld County, South Dakota Resources

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Jerauld County, South Dakota External Links

• South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
• Jerauld County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
• Jerauld Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
• A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota
• Jerauld County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
• Jerauld Co. SDGenweb
• Jerauld County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
• Jerauld County, South Dakota Military Records