Lake County, South Dakota Records

Lake County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on January 08, 1873 from Brookings County, Hanson County. The county was named for the Lakes within the county.

Lake County is bordered by Brookings County (northeast), Moody County (east), Minnehaha County (southeast), McCook County (southwest), Miner County (west), Kingsbury County (northwest).

Lake County Cities and Towns include Chester, Franklin, Junius, Madison, Nunda, Ramona, Rutland, Wentworth, Winfred.

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

Lake County, South Dakota Courthouse Records

The Lake County Courthouse is located in Madison, 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 Lake 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.

• Lake County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1880  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.
• Lake County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1873? and Court Records from 1873?.

Lake County, South Dakota Census Records

• Learn More: State of South Dakota Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Lake 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

Lake County, South Dakota Resources

• Lake County Genealogical Society
• Lake County, South Dakota Message Boards
• Lake County, South Dakota Genealogy Boards

Lake County, South Dakota External Links

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