Deuel County, South Dakota

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

Deuel County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1878) from Brookings County.

Currently the Deuel County Seat is located in Clear Lake and the county government website is http://www.deuelcountysd.com/

Locations adjacent to Deuel County are Grant County, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, Lincoln County, Minnesota, Brookings County, Hamlin County, Codington County.

Deuel County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Deuel Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Deuel Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Deuel Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Deuel County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Deuel County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Deuel County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Deuel County (usgwarchives.net)

Deuel County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Deuel 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 Deuel 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.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 408 4th St W, Clear Lake, SD 57226
  • Phone: (605) 874-8212
• Deuel County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1879
  • Land Records: 1862?
• Deuel County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1862?
  • Court Records: 1862?
• 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.

Deuel County Links

The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Deuel 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 Deuel County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Deuel 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!
• Deuel County, South Dakota Books (amazon.com)
• Search South Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Deuel County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Deuel Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Deuel Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Deuel Co. SD Census Records

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

Deuel Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Deuel Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Deuel Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Deuel Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Deuel 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 Deuel County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.