Jerauld County, South Dakota

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

Jerauld County was established on March 09, 1883 from Aurora County.

Currently the Jerauld County Seat is located in Wessington Springs and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Jerauld County are Beadle County, Sanborn County, Aurora County, Brule County, Buffalo County, Hand County.

Jerauld 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.

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

Jerauld County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Jerauld County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Jerauld 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 Jerauld 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.

• Jerauld County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 205 Wallace Ave. South, Wessington Springs, SD 57382
  • Phone: (605) 539-1202
• Jerauld County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1888
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Jerauld 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.

Jerauld County Links

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

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

Jerauld Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Jerauld Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Jerauld Co. SD Census Records

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

Jerauld Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Jerauld Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Jerauld Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Jerauld Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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