Meade County, South Dakota Records
Meade County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on February 07, 1889 from Lawrence County. The county was named in honor of George Meade (1815 - 1872), Civil War general.
Meade County is bordered by Perkins County (north), Ziebach County (east), Pennington County (south), Lawrence County (southwest), Butte County (northwest).
Meade County Cities and Towns include Blackhawk, Box Elder, Ellsworth AFB, Faith, Mud Butte, Piedmont, Sturgis, Summerset, Tilford, White Owl.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old South Dakota maps.
Meade County, South Dakota Courthouse Records
The Meade County Courthouse is located in Sturgis, 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 Meade 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.
The state archives holds records (1889—1956).
- Meade County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from prior to 1905 and Land Records from 1889?. 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.
- Meade County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1889? and Court Records from 1889?.
Meade 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
Meade 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:Â South Dakota Department of Health
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Vital Records, Dept of Health, 600 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-2536; (605) 773-4961
Meade County, South Dakota Resources
Meade County, South Dakota External Links
- South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
- Meade County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
- Meade Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
- Meade County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
- Meade Co. SDGenweb
- Meade County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
- Meade County, South Dakota Military Records
