
SD RESOURCES
STATE QUICKLINKS
OTHER GENEALOGY RESOURCES
Corson County, South Dakota
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Corson County was established on March 2, 1909 from Indian lands.
Currently the Corson County Seat is located in McIntosh and the county government website is unknown
Locations adjacent to Corson County are Sioux County, North Dakota, Campbell County, Walworth County, Dewey County, Ziebach County, Perkins County.
Corson County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.
Corson County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Corson County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Corson County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Corson County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Corson County (usgwarchives.net)
Corson County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Corson 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 Corson 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.
- Corson County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: P.O. Box 255, McIntosh, SD 57641-0255
- Phone: (605) 273-4201
- Corson County Register of Deeds
- Marriage Records: September 8, 1909
- Land Records: 1909?
- Corson County Clerk of Court.
- Probate Records: 1909?
- Court Records: 1909?
- 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.
Corson County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Corson 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 Corson County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Corson 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!
- Corson County, South Dakota Books (amazon.com)
- Search South Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Corson County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Corson Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- South Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Corson Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- South Dakota Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Corson Co. SD Census Records
- South Dakota Census Records Research Guide
- Corson County, SD Census Records Links
- Corson County, SD Census QuickFacts
Corson Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records
- South Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
- Corson Co., South Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
- Corson County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Corson Co., South Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Corson County, South Dakota
- Corson Co., South Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- South Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Corson County, South Dakota
- Corson County, South Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)
Corson Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- South Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Corson Co. SD General and History Websites
- See Also State History for South Dakota
- Corson County, South Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Corson County, South Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Corson Co. SD Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Corson County, South Dakota (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – South Dakota – Counties – Corson (cyndislist.com)
- Corson County South Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
- Corson Co. SDGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Corson County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Corson Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Corson Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of South Dakota Links and Information
- 1895 Corson County Map (livgenmi.com)
Corson 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 Corson County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.