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Pennington County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Pennington County, South Dakota
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Location in the state of South Dakota
Location of South Dakota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 11, 1875
County Seat	Rapid City
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Pennington County Courthouse
315 S Joseph Street;
Rapid City, SD 57709-0230
Phone: 605.394.2575 

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905
and land records; County Treasurer has marriage records
from 1887; Clerk Court has divorce and court records from
1877 and probate records from 1884^[1]

History

Parent County

1875--Pennington County was created 11 January 1875 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Rapid City ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Custer
• Haakon
• Jackson
• Lawrence
• Meade
• Shannon
• Weston County, Wyoming
• Ziebach

Resources

Cemeteries

• Keystone Cemetery, Keystone BillionGraves

Census

1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation & Military Service

   1905 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1915 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1925 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1935 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1945 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Rapid City

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Rapid City South Dakota Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Pennington County, South Dakota, p.627
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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