Moody County, South Dakota

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

Moody County was established on January 08, 1873 from Brookings County, Minnehaha County.

Currently the Moody County Seat is located in Flandreau and the county government website is http://www.moodycounty.net/

Locations adjacent to Moody County are Brookings County, Pipestone County, Minnesota, Minnehaha County, Lake County.

Moody 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.

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

Moody County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Moody County Genealogical Society, 501 W. First Ave., Flandreau, SD 57028-1003
• Moody County Historical Society, 706 East Pipestone Avenue, PO Box 25, Flandreau, South Dakota 57028
• Moody County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Moody County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Moody County (usgwarchives.net)

Moody County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Moody 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 Moody 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.

• Moody County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 101 E Pipestone Ave, Flandreau, SD 57028
  • Phone: (605) 997-3101
• Moody County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: August 27, 1887
  • Land Records: 1873?
• Moody 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.

Moody County Links

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

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

Moody Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Moody Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Moody Co. SD Census Records

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

Moody Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Moody Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Moody Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Moody Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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