South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016
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South Dakota, Department of Health, Birth and Marriage Indexes
What is in This Collection?
This collection is a database of births from 1843 to 1914 and marriages from 1950 to 2016 provided by the South Dakota Department of Health. Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1905 and was generally complied with by 1932. Delayed birth records date from the early 1900's. Pre-1905 records exist for some South Dakota counties and are located in the office of the registrar of deeds in each county. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Name of the child
- Gender
- Names of the parents
- Birth date
- Birthplace
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of Marriage
- Birthplaces and residences of bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
Collection Content
This collection does not contain any marriage records prior to 1950 or for the years 1986-1994. The collection does not include any birth records after 1915.
Coverage Table - Births
This table shows the number of birth records in this collection for each county. To search a specific county click the link in the Search column.
| County | Records | Search |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 3,109 | Search Aurora |
| Beadle | 6,875 | Search Beadle |
| Bennett | 113 | Search Bennett |
| Bon Homme | 7,162 | Search Bon Homme |
| Brookings | 7,512 | Search Brookings |
| Brown | 10,983 | Search Brown |
| Brule | 3,144 | Search Brule |
| Buffalo | 502 | Search Buffalo |
| Butte | 1,992 | Search Butte |
| Campbell | 3,492 | Search Campbell |
| Charles Mix | 5,997 | Search Charles Mix |
| Clark | 5,498 | Search Clark |
| Clay | 5,087 | Search Clay |
| Codington | 6,282 | Search Codington |
| Corson | 576 | Search Corson |
| Custer | 1,644 | Search Custer |
| Davison | 4,930 | Search Davison |
| Day | 8,344 | Search Day |
| Deuel | 4,045 | Search Deuel |
| Dewey | 414 | Search Dewey |
| Douglas | 4,266 | Search Douglas |
| Edmunds | 3,945 | Search Edmunds |
| Fall River | 2,419 | Search Fall River |
| Faulk | 2,962 | Search Faulk |
| Grant | 5,996 | Search Grant |
| Gregory | 4,507 | Search Gregory |
| Haakon | 226 | Search Haakon |
| Hamlin | 4,142 | Search Hamlin |
| Hand | 3,649 | Search Hand |
| Hanson | 3,486 | Search Hanson |
| Harding | 1,009 | Search Harding |
| Hughes | 2,439 | Search Hughes |
| Hutchinson | 10,294 | Search Hutchinson |
| Hyde | 1,347 | Search Hyde |
| Jackson | 150 | Search Jackson |
| Jerauld | 2,508 | Search Jerauld |
| Jones | 271 | Search Jones |
| Kingsbury | 6,473 | Search Kingsbury |
| Lake | 6,218 | Search Lake |
| Lawrence | 9,130 | Search Lawrence |
| Lincoln | 8,227 | Search Lincoln |
| Lyman | 2,541 | Search Lyman |
| McCook | 4,170 | Search McCook |
| McPherson | 5,666 | Search McPherson |
| Marshall | 4,976 | Search Marshall |
| Meade | 3,029 | Search Meade |
| Mellette | 233 | Search Mellette |
| Miner | 4,132 | Search Miner |
| Minnehaha | 16,693 | Search Minnehaha |
| Moody | 5,174 | Search Moody |
| Pennington | 3,955 | Search Pennington |
| Perkins | 1,916 | Search Perkins |
| Potter | 2,151 | Search Potter |
| Roberts | 7,707 | Search Roberts |
| Sanborn | 3,266 | Search Sanborn |
| Shannon | 131 | Search Shannon |
| Spink | 7,414 | Search Spink |
| Stanley | 2,882 | Search Stanley |
| Sully | 1,080 | Search Sully |
| Todd | 147 | Search Todd |
| Tripp | 1,835 | Search Tripp |
| Turner | 9,676 | Search Turner |
| Union | 5,868 | Search Union |
| Walworth | 3,012 | Search Walworth |
| Yankton | 7,212 | Search Yankton |
| Ziebach | 286 | Search Ziebach |
Coverage Table - Marriages
This table shows the number of marriage records in this collection for each county. To search a specific county click the link in the Search column.
| County | Records | Search |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1,271 | Search Aurora |
| Beadle | 8,805 | Search Beadle |
| Bennett | 1,812 | Search Bennett |
| Bon Homme | 3,082 | Search Bon Homme |
| Brookings | 12,291 | Search Brookings |
| Brown | 17,635 | Search Brown |
| Brule | 2,928 | Search Brule |
| Buffalo | 196 | Search Buffalo |
| Butte | 5,189 | Search Butte |
| Campbell | 923 | Search Campbell |
| Charles Mix | 3,943 | Search Charles Mix |
| Clark | 1,869 | Search Clark |
| Clay | 6,512 | Search Clay |
| Codington | 37,381 | Search Codington |
| Corson | 1,843 | Search Corson |
| Custer | 4,120 | Search Custer |
| Davison | 9,391 | Search Davison |
| Day | 8,928 | Search Day |
| Deuel | 2,694 | Search Deuel |
| Dewey | 1,387 | Search Dewey |
| Douglas | 1,836 | Search Douglas |
| Edmunds | 1,916 | Search Edmunds |
| Fall River | 5,705 | Search Fall River |
| Faulk | 1,203 | Search Faulk |
| Grant | 9,371 | Search Grant |
| Gregory | 2,843 | Search Gregory |
| Haakon | 1,145 | Search Haakon |
| Hamlin | 2,099 | Search Hamlin |
| Hand | 1,901 | Search Hand |
| Hanson | 1,176 | Search Hanson |
| Harding | 716 | Search Harding |
| Hughes | 10,384 | Search Hughes |
| Hutchinson | 3,446 | Search Hutchinson |
| Hyde | 759 | Search Hyde |
| Jackson | 947 | Search Jackson |
| Jerauld | 1,216 | Search Jerauld |
| Jones | 623 | Search Jones |
| Kingsbury | 2,685 | Search Kingsbury |
| Lake | 4,648 | Search Lake |
| Lawrence | 14,753 | Search Lawrence |
| Lincoln | 5,595 | Search Lincoln |
| Lyman | 1,035 | Search Lyman |
| McCook | 2,292 | Search McCook |
| McPherson | 2,508 | Search McPherson |
| Marshall | 1,591 | Search Marshall |
| Meade | 9,079 | Search Meade |
| Mellette | 1,444 | Search Mellette |
| Miner | 1,377 | Search Miner |
| Minnehaha | 71,245 | Search Minnehaha |
| Moody | 2,737 | Search Moody |
| Pennington | 49,673 | Search Pennington |
| Perkins | 1,874 | Search Perkins |
| Potter | 1,597 | Search Potter |
| Roberts | 14,815 | Search Roberts |
| Sanborn | 1,107 | Search Sanborn |
| Shannon | 467 | Search Shannon |
| Spink | 3,158 | Search Spink |
| Stanley | 1,416 | Search Stanley |
| Sully | 605 | Search Sully |
| Todd | 821 | Search Todd |
| Tripp | 3,437 | Search Tripp |
| Turner | 3,719 | Search Turner |
| Union | 17,351 | Search Union |
| Walworth | 3,092 | Search Walworth |
| Yankton | 12,083 | Search Yankton |
| Ziebach | 673 | Search Ziebach |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
South Dakota Department of Health
"South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 November 2025. Citing South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre.
