Clark County, South Dakota

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

Clark County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1881) from Hanson County.

Currently the Clark County Seat is located in Clark and the county government website is http://www.clarksd.com

Locations adjacent to Clark County are Day County, Codington County, Hamlin County, Kingsbury County, Beadle County, Spink County.

Clark 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.

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

Clark County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Clark County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Clark 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 Clark 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.

• Clark County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 200 N. Commercial, Clark, SD 57225
  • Phone: (605) 532-5851
• Clark County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1883
  • Land Records: 1881
• Clark County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1882
  • Court Records: 1885
• 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.

Clark County Links

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

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

Clark Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Clark Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Clark Co. SD Census Records

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

Clark Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Clark Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Clark Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Clark Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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