Perkins County, South Dakota Records
Perkins County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on February 26, 1909 from Butte County, Harding County. The county was named in honor of Henry E. Perkins, state senator.
Perkins County is bordered by Adams County, North Dakota (north), Corson County (east), Ziebach County (southeast), Meade County (south), Butte County (southwest), Harding County (west).
Perkins County Cities and Towns include Bison, Lemmon.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old South Dakota maps.
Perkins County, South Dakota Courthouse Records
The Perkins County Courthouse is located in Bison, 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 Perkins 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.
- Perkins County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1908 and Land Records from 1909?. 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.
- Perkins County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1909? and Court Records from 1909?.
Perkins County, South Dakota Census Records
- Learn More: State of South Dakota Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S., Schedules of Special Census of Indians: 1885-1940,
- State Population Schedules: 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945
Perkins 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
Perkins County, South Dakota Resources
Perkins County, South Dakota External Links
- South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
- Perkins County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
- Perkins Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
- Perkins County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
- Perkins Co. SDGenweb
- Perkins County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
- Perkins County, South Dakota Military Records
