State Resources — South Dakota

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 Vital Records

State office has records filed after July 1905.

Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death Records

	On the Internet: South Dakota Department of Health.
	Call (605) 773-4961 for information on record lookup fees. This will be a recorded message.
	Write to: Vital Records State Department of Health 600 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-2536
	Notes: • For county marriage records, contact the County Register of Deeds in the county where the license was issued. Cost will vary. • For county divorce records, contact the Clerk of Courts in the county where the divorce was granted. Cost will vary.

 State Archives and Libraries

They currently have newspapers dating back to the 1860s, naturalization records, federal census records from 1850-1910, atlases, territorial and state census records from 1905-1945, land indexes, probate records, church records, records from the Civil War, the Korean War, and World War I, maps, photographs, and tax records.

Write to: South Dakota Archives Cultural Heritage Center 900 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2217 Telephone: (605) 773-3804 Web site: http://www.sdhistory.org/archives.htm Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-4:30, closed Saturday, Sunday, and state holidays.

 Local Genealogical Societies

	Write to: South Dakota Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1101 Pierre, SD 57501
	Publications: South Dakota Genealogical Society Quarterly, South Dakota Genealogical Society Newsletter

State Historical Society 900 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2217 Telephone: (605) 773-3458 Web site: http://www.sdhistory.org/

Tri-State Genealogical Society Willard Library 21 First Avenue Evansville, IN, 47710 Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~intsgs/