Bon Homme County, South Dakota

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

Bon Homme County was established on April 05, 1862 from Unorganized territory.

Currently the Bon Homme County Seat is located in Tyndall and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Bon Homme County are Hutchinson County, Yankton County, Knox County, Nebraska, Charles Mix County.

Bon Homme County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Bon Homme Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Bon Homme Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1870 and 1880. Bon Homme Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Bon Homme County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Czech Heritage Preservation Society, PO Box 128, Tabor, SD 57063; (605) 463-2476
• Bon Homme County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Bon Homme County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Bon Homme County (usgwarchives.net)

Bon Homme County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme 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.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 300 W 18th Ave, Tyndall, SD 57066
  • Phone: (605) 589-4215
• Bon Homme County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1874
  • Land Records: 1865
• Bon Homme County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1877
  • Court Records: 1871
• 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.

Bon Homme County Links

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

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Census Records

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Bon Homme Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Bon Homme Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.