Codington County, South Dakota

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

Codington County was established on February 15, 1877 (organized in 1878) from Indian lands.

Currently the Codington County Seat is located in Watertown and the county government website is http://www.codington.org/

Locations adjacent to Codington County are Grant County, Deuel County, Hamlin County, Clark County, Day County.

Codington 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.

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

Codington County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Watertown Genealogical Society, 2322 Conifer Road, Watertown, SD 57201
• Codington County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Codington County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Codington County (usgwarchives.net)

Codington County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Codington 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 Codington 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.

• Codington County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 14 1st Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201
  • Phone: (605) 882-6278
• Codington County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Land Records: 1877?
• Codington County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1877?
  • Court Records: 1877?
• 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.

Codington County Links

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

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

Codington Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Codington Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Codington Co. SD Census Records

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

Codington Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Codington Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Codington Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Codington Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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