Butte County, South Dakota

Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links

Butte County was established on March 02, 1883 from Harding County.

Currently the Butte County Seat is located in Belle Fourche and the county government website is http://www.butte.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Butte County are Harding County, Perkins County, Meade County, Lawrence County, Crook County, Wyoming, Carter County, Montana.

Butte County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Butte Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Butte County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Butte County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Tri-State Genealogical Society, c/o Public Library, 905 5th Street, Belle Fourche, SD 57717-1705
• Butte County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Butte County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Butte County (usgwarchives.net)

Butte County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Butte County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. Hidden away in South Dakota courthouses and archives just about everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of the many South Dakota residents.

The odds are very good that your potential forefathers have left a comprehensive record of at least quite a few elements of their lives in the Butte County court records. Even if your forefathers is not referred to in a Court case, take into consideration all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her to appear in court records.

• Butte County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 839 5th Ave, Belle Fourche, SD 57717
  • Phone: (605) 892-2516
• Butte County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1890
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Butte County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1883?
  • Court Records: 1883?
• South Dakota Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in South Dakota for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
  • Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for South Dakota Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.

Butte County Links

The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Butte County. Each of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a payment. This is simply a directory which has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to furnish your own most liked Butte County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Butte Co. SD Books, Newspapers & Publications

• South Dakota Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• South Dakota historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from South Dakota (1861–2002) (genealogybank.com) Immediately discover names and keywords / phrases in over 450 million publications, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth notices and other items written in over 2,800 old U.S. newspapers. All new content and articles added monthly!
• Butte County, South Dakota Books (amazon.com)
• Search South Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Butte County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Butte Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• South Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
• Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)

Butte Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• South Dakota Court Records Research Guide
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Butte Co. SD Census Records

• South Dakota Census Records Research Guide
• Butte County, SD Census Records Links
• Butte County, SD Census QuickFacts

Butte Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

• South Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
• Butte Co., South Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
• Butte County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Butte Co., South Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Butte County, South Dakota
• Butte Co., South Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• South Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
• Topographic Church List and Map for Butte County, South Dakota
• Butte County, South Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)

Butte Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

•  South Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Butte Co. SD General and History Websites

• See Also State History for South Dakota
• Butte County, South Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Butte County, South Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Butte Co. SD Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Butte County, South Dakota (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – South Dakota – Counties – Butte (cyndislist.com)
• Butte County South Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
• Butte Co. SDGenweb (sdgenweb.com)
• Butte County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Butte Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Butte Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of South Dakota Links and Information
• 1895 Butte County Map (livgenmi.com)

Butte Co. SD Military Records

• South Dakota Military Records Research Guide
• South Dakota Military Records (fold3.com) delivers easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the South Dakota women and men that served. Just the thing for Butte County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.