Dewey County, South Dakota

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

Dewey County was established on March 09, 1883 (organized in 1910) from the now extinct Armstrong County and Indian lands.

Currently the Dewey County Seat is located in Timber Lake and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Dewey County are Corson County, Walworth County, Potter County, Sully County, Stanley County, Ziebach County.

Dewey 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.

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

Dewey County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Dewey County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Dewey 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 Dewey 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.

• Dewey County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 710 C St, Timber Lake, SD 57656
  • Phone: (605) 865-3672
• Dewey County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1910
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Dewey County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1883?
  • Court Records: 1883?
• 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.

Dewey County Links

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

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

Dewey Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Dewey Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Dewey Co. SD Census Records

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

Dewey Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Dewey Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Dewey Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Dewey Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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