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Hand 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.

Hand County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
Location of South Dakota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 8, 1873
County Seat	Miller
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Hand County Courthouse
415 W 1st Avenue
Miller, SD 57362-1346
Phone: 605.853.3512 

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1905,
burial and land records; County Treasurer has marriage
records from 1883; Clerk Court has divorce records from late
1800’s, probate records from 1880’s and court records from 1889^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1873--Hand County was created 8 January 1873 fromBuffalo County.
  County seat: Miller ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Beadle
• Buffalo
• Faulk
• Hyde
• Jerauld
• Spink

Resources

Cemeteries

Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery transcription listing the lot and plot number, name of deceased and information on headstone.

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 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

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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)Hand County, South Dakota, p.625
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).