Meade County, South Dakota

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

Meade County was established on February 07, 1889 from Lawrence County.

Currently the Meade County Seat is located in Sturgis and the county government website is http://www.meadecounty.org/

Locations adjacent to Meade County are Perkins County, Ziebach County, Pennington County, Lawrence County, Butte County.

Meade 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.

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

Meade County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Meade County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Meade 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 Meade 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: 1425 Sherman St, Sturgis, SD 57785
  • Phone: (605) 394-2688
• Meade County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: prior to 1905
  • Land Records: 1889?
• Meade County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1889?
  • Court Records: 1889?
• 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.

Meade County Links

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

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

Meade Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Meade Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Meade Co. SD Census Records

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

Meade Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Meade Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Meade Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Meade Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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