Aurora County, South Dakota

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

Aurora County was established on October 1, 1879 (organized in 1881) from the now extinct Cragin and Wetmore Counties.

Currently the Aurora County Seat is located in Plankinton and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Aurora County are Jerauld County, Sanborn County, Davison County, Douglas County, Charles Mix County, Brule County.

Aurora 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.

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

Aurora County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Aurora County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Aurora 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 Aurora 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.

• Aurora County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 404 S Main St, Plankinton, SD 57368
  • Phone: (605) 942-7165
• Aurora County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1883
  • Land Records: 1882
• Aurora County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1882
  • Court Records: 1882
• 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.

Aurora County Links

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

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

Aurora Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Aurora Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Aurora Co. SD Census Records

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

Aurora Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Aurora Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Aurora Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Aurora Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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