Sanborn County, South Dakota

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

Sanborn County was established on March 09, 1883 from Miner County.

Currently the Sanborn County Seat is located in Woonsocket and the county government website is http://www.sanborn.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Sanborn County are Beadle County, Miner County, Hanson County, Davison County, Aurora County, Jerauld County.

Sanborn 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.

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

Sanborn County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Sanborn County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Sanborn 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 Sanborn 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.

• Sanborn County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 604 W 6th St, Woonsocket, SD 57385
  • Phone: (605) 796-4515
• Sanborn County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Sanborn 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.

Sanborn County Links

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

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

Sanborn Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Sanborn Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Sanborn Co. SD Census Records

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

Sanborn Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Sanborn Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Sanborn Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Sanborn Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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