Charles Mix County, South Dakota

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

Charles Mix County was established on May 08, 1862 (organized in 1879) from Unorganized territory.

Currently the Charles Mix County Seat is located in Lake Andes and the county government website is http://www.charlesmix.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Charles Mix County are Brule County, Aurora County, Douglas County, Hutchinson County, Bon Homme County, Knox County, Nebraska, Boyd County, Nebraska, Gregory County.

Charles Mix 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.

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

Charles Mix County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Platte Genealogical Society, PO Box 517, Platte, SD 57369-0517
• Charles Mix County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Charles Mix County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Charles Mix County (usgwarchives.net)

Charles Mix County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix 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. Charles Mix was fully organized in 1862, but was dissolved in 1864 and attached to Bon Homme. It was fully reorganized in 1879.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 400 Main St, Lake Andes, SD 57356
  • Phone: (605) 487-7511
• Charles Mix County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1883
  • Land Records: 1875?
• Charles Mix 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.

Charles Mix County Links

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

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Census Records

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Charles Mix Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Charles Mix Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.