Tripp County, South Dakota

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

Tripp County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1909) from Unorganized territory.

Currently the Tripp County Seat is located in Winner and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Tripp County are Lyman County, Gregory County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska, Todd County, Mellette County.

Tripp 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.

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

Tripp County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Family Tree Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 263, Winner, SD 57580-0263
• South Dakota Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1101, Winner, SD 57501-1101
• Tripp County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Tripp County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Tripp County (usgwarchives.net)

Tripp County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Tripp 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 Tripp 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: 200 E 3rd St, Winner, SD 57580
  • Phone: (605) 842-2266
• Tripp County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: ?
  • Land Records: 1873?
• Tripp 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.

Tripp County Links

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

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

Tripp Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Tripp Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Tripp Co. SD Census Records

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

Tripp Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Tripp Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Tripp Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Tripp Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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