South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1939-1942
Index and images of grave registration records gathered by the WPA in 1940 and 1941.
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South Dakota, Grave Registration Records
What is in This Collection?
Work Projects Administration (WPA) Graves Registration Project of veterans buried in South Dakota. The project was done ca. 1940-1941. The collection is at the Veterans Memorial Building, Pierre, South Dakota.
Index is alphabetical by county and gives name of town, cemetery, if names were listed, if a legal description of cemetery given, if maps, and miscellaneous information. It is not an alphabetical listing of names in each cemetery.
The registration of graves is arranged by county, then by town (as shown in the Index to cemeteries). Counties not listed were not filmed because no graves were recorded.
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:
- Name
- Death date
- Age at death
- Sex
- Cemetery name and location
- Lot number
Collection Content
Sample Image
1892-1936 Cemetery record
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
United States, Work Projects Administration
"South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1939-1942." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 6 December 2024. United States, Work Projects Administration, Grave Registration Survey, South Dakota.
