Moody County, South Dakota Records

Moody County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on January 08, 1873 from Brookings County, Minnehaha County. The county was named in honor of Gideon C. Moody, Speaker of the House for Dakota Territory.

Moody County is bordered by Brookings County (north), Pipestone County, Minnesota (east), Minnehaha County (south), Lake County (west).

Moody County Cities and Towns include Colman, Egan, Flandreau, Lone Tree, Trent, Ward.

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

Moody County, South Dakota Courthouse Records

The Moody County Courthouse is located in Flandreau, 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 Moody 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.

• Moody County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from August 27, 1887  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.
• Moody County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1873? and Court Records from 1873?.

Moody 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

Moody 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

Moody County, South Dakota Resources

• Moody County Genealogical Society
• Moody County Historical Society
• Moody County, South Dakota Message Boards
• Moody County, South Dakota Genealogy Boards

Moody County, South Dakota External Links

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