Fall River County, South Dakota

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

Fall River County was established on March 06, 1883 from Custer County.

Currently the Fall River County Seat is located in Hot Springs and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Fall River County are Custer County, Shannon County, Dawes County, Nebraska, Sioux County, Nebraska, Niobrara County, Wyoming.

Fall River County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Fall River Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Fall River County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Fall River County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Fall River 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 Fall River 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.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 906 N River St, Hot Springs, SD 57747
  • Phone: (605) 745-5131
• Fall River County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: ?
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Fall River 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.

Fall River County Links

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

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

Fall River Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Fall River Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Fall River Co. SD Census Records

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

Fall River Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Fall River Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Fall River Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Fall River Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Fall River 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 Fall River County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.