Faulk County, South Dakota

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

Faulk County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1883) from Unorganized lands.

Currently the Faulk County Seat is located in Faulkton and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Faulk County are Edmunds County, Spink County, Hand County, Hyde County, Potter County.

Faulk 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.

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

Faulk County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Faulk County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Faulk 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 Faulk 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: 110 9th Ave. South, Faulkton, SD 57438
  • Phone: (605) 598-6223
• Faulk County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records:1883
  • Land Records: 1883
• Faulk County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1884
  • Court Records: 1884
• 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.

Faulk County Links

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

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

Faulk Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Faulk Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Faulk Co. SD Census Records

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

Faulk Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Faulk Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Faulk Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Faulk Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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