Gregory County, South Dakota

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

Gregory County was established on May 08, 1862 (organized in 1898) from Unorganized territory.

Currently the Gregory County Seat is located in Burke and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Gregory County are Lyman County, Charles Mix County, Boyd County, Nebraska, Keya Paha County, Nebraska, Tripp County.

Gregory 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.

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

Gregory County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Gregory County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Gregory 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 Gregory 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.

• Gregory County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 221 E 8th St, Burke, SD 57523
  • Phone: (605) 775-2664
• Gregory County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records:November 21, 1898
  • Land Records: 1862
• Gregory 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.

Gregory County Links

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

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

Gregory Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Gregory Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Gregory Co. SD Census Records

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

Gregory Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Gregory Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Gregory Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Gregory Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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