Potter County, South Dakota Records
Potter County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on January 14, 1875 from Buffalo County. The county was named in honor of Joel A. Potter, territorial legislator.
Potter County is bordered by Walworth County (north), Edmunds County (northeast), Faulk County (east), Hyde County (southeast), Sully County (south), Dewey County (west).
Potter County Cities and Towns include Gettysburg, Hoven, Lebanon, Tolstoy.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old South Dakota maps.
Potter County, South Dakota Courthouse Records
The Potter County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, 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 Potter 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.
- Potter County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1890 and Land Records from 1875?. 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.
- Potter County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1875? and Court Records from 1875?.
Potter 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
Potter 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
Potter County, South Dakota Resources
Potter County, South Dakota External Links
- South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
- Potter County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
- Potter Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
- Potter County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
- Potter Co. SDGenweb
- Potter County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
- Potter County, South Dakota Military Records
