Davison County, South Dakota

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

Davison County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1874) from Hanson County.

Currently the Davison County Seat is located in Mitchell and the county government website is http://www.davisoncounty.org/

Locations adjacent to Davison County are Sanborn County, Hanson County, Hutchinson County, Douglas County, Aurora County.

Davison 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.

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

Davison County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Mitchell Area Genealogical Society, c/o Carnegie Resource Center, 119 W. Third Ave. Or P.O. Box 263, Mitchell, SD 57301
• Davison County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Davison County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Davison County (usgwarchives.net)

Davison County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Davison 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 Davison 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 Davison 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. The state archives holds inventory and appraisement books (1915—45); and circuit court journals (1882—1930).

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 200 E 4th Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301
  • Phone: (605) 995-8105
• Davison County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Land Records: 1873?
• Davison County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1873?
  • Court Records: 1873?
• 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.

Davison County Links

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

Davison 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!
• Mitchell Daily Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Daily Mitchell Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Mitchell Sunday Republican (Mitchell, South Dakota)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Davison County, South Dakota Books (amazon.com)
• Search South Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Davison County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Davison Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Davison Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Davison Co. SD Census Records

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

Davison Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Davison Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Davison Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Davison Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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