Day County, South Dakota

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

Day County was established on February 22, 1879 (organized in 1882) from Clark County.

Currently the Day County Seat is located in Webster and the county government website is http://www.day.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Day County are Marshall County, Roberts County, Grant County, Codington County, Clark County, Spink County, Brown County.

Day 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.

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

Day County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Day County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Day 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 Day 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 Day 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. Courthouse was destroyed by a fire in 1962.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 711 W 1st St, Webster, SD 57274
  • Phone: (605) 345-9506
• Day County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1882
  • Land Records: 1879?
• Day County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1879?
  • Court Records: 1879?
• 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.

Day County Links

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

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

Day Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Day Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Day Co. SD Census Records

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

Day Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Day Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Day Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Day Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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