Jackson County, South Dakota

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

Jackson County was established on March 8, 1883 (organized in 1915) from Stanley County.

Currently the Jackson County Seat is located in Kadoka and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Jackson County are Haakon County, Jones County, Mellette County, Bennett County, Shannon County, Pennington County.

Jackson 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.

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

Jackson County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Jackson County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Jackson 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 Jackson 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.

The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Jackson county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for this county which may include records of land, estates, taxes, vital records, divorces, naturalizations, voter registration, court records, and so forth. The state archives holds records (1918—1981). In 1909 Jackson was abolished and became part of Mellette and Washabaugh. Jackson was re-created from Stanley in 1914, becoming fully organized in 1915.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 1 S Main St, Kadoka, SD 57543
  • Phone: (507) 847-2580
• Jackson County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1915
  • Land Records: 1901
• Jackson County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1915
  • Court Records: 1915
• 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.

Jackson County Links

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

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

Jackson Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Jackson Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Jackson Co. SD Census Records

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

Jackson Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Jackson Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Jackson Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Jackson Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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