Hyde County, South Dakota

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

Hyde County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1883) from Buffalo County.

Currently the Hyde County Seat is located in Highmore and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Hyde County are Faulk County, Hand County, Buffalo County, Lyman County, Hughes County, Sully County, Potter County.

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

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

Hyde County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 392, Highmore, SD 57345-0334
• Hyde County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Hyde County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Hyde County (usgwarchives.net)

Hyde County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Hyde 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 Hyde 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.

• Hyde County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 412 Commercial Ave, Highmore, SD 57345
  • Phone: (605) 852-2512
• Hyde County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: July 1890
  • Land Records: 1873?
• Hyde County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1873?
  • Court Records: 1873?
• 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.

Hyde County Links

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

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

Hyde Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Hyde Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Hyde Co. SD Census Records

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

Hyde Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Hyde Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Hyde Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Hyde Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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