Grant County, South Dakota

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

Grant County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1878) from Codington County, Deuel County.

Currently the Grant County Seat is located in Milbank and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Grant County are Roberts County, Big Stone County, Minnesota, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, Deuel County, Codington County, Day County.

Grant 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.

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

Grant County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Grant County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Grant 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 Grant 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: 210 E 5th Ave, Milbank, SD 57252
  • Phone: (605) 432-5482
• Grant County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records:1890
  • Land Records: ?
• Grant County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1897
  • Court Records: 1897
• 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.

Grant County Links

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

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

Grant Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Grant Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Grant Co. SD Census Records

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

Grant Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Grant Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Grant Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Grant Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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