Clark County, South Dakota Records
Clark County, South Dakota (Map It) was created on January 08, 1873 from Hanson County. The county was named in honor of Newton Clark, territorial legislator.
Clark County is bordered by Day County (north), Codington County (east), Hamlin County (southeast), Kingsbury County (south), Beadle County (southwest), Spink County (west).
Clark County Cities and Towns include Bradley, Carpenter, Clark, Crocker, Elrod, Garden City, Naples, Raymond, Vienna, Willow Lake.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old South Dakota maps.
Clark County, South Dakota Courthouse Records
The Clark County Courthouse is located in Clark, 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 Clark 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.
- Clark County Register of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1883 and Land Records from 1881. 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.
- Clark County Clerk of Court has Probate Records from 1882 and Court Records from 1885.
Clark 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
Clark 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
Clark County, South Dakota Resources
Clark County, South Dakota External Links
- South Dakota Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002)
- Clark County, South Dakota Books - Amazon
- Clark Co., South Dakota - FindaGrave
- Clark County, South Dakota Links - Cyndi's List
- Clark Co. SDGenweb
- Clark County, South Dakota Ancestry Database Collections
- Clark County, South Dakota Military Records
