Brule County, South Dakota

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

Brule County was established on January 14, 1875 from Charles Mix County.

Currently the Brule County Seat is located in Chamberlain and the county government website is http://brulecounty.org/

Locations adjacent to Brule County are Buffalo County, Jerauld County, Aurora County, Charles Mix County, Lyman County.

Brule 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.

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

Brule County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Chamberlain Area Historical Preservation Association, 315 N Main Street, Chamberlain, SD 57325-1241
• Lyman-Brule Genealogical Society, c/o Cozard Library, 110 E. Lawler, Chamberlain, SD 57325
• Brule County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Brule County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Brule County (usgwarchives.net)

Brule County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Brule 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 Brule 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.

• Brule County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 300 S Courtland St, Chamberlain, SD 57325
  • Phone: (605) 734-4580
• Brule County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: June 1882
  • Land Records: 1875?
• Brule County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1875?
  • Court Records: 1875?
• 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.

Brule County Links

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

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

Brule Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Brule Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Brule Co. SD Census Records

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

Brule Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Brule Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Brule Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Brule Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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