Beadle County, South Dakota

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

Beadle County was established on February 22, 1879 from the now extinct Buchard County, Clark County, Kingsbury County, and Spink County.

Currently the Beadle County Seat is located in Huron and the county government website is http://beadle.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Beadle County are Spink County, Clark County, Kingsbury County, Sanborn County, Jerauld County, Hand County.

Beadle 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.

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

Beadle County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• East River Genealogical Forum, RR 2, Box 148, Wolsey SD 57384
• Beadle County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Beadle County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Beadle County (usgwarchives.net)

Beadle County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Beadle 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 Beadle 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.

The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Beadle county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for this county which may include records of land, estates, taxes, vital records, divorces, naturalizations, voter registration, court records, and so forth. The state archives holds probate records, including inventories, appraisements, and wills (1882—1934); and justices’ court records (1882—1998).

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 455 4th St SW, Huron, SD 57350
  • Phone: (605) 353-8405
• Beadle County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1880
  • Land Records: 1879?
• Beadle 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.

Beadle County Links

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

Beadle 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!
• Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Evening Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Huronite and Daily Plainsman (Huron, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Daily Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Dakota Huronite (Huron, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Beadle County, South Dakota Books (amazon.com)
• Search South Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Beadle County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Beadle Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Beadle Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Beadle Co. SD Census Records

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

Beadle Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Beadle Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Beadle Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Beadle Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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