Hanson County, South Dakota

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

Hanson County was established on January 13, 1871 (organized in 1873) from Buffalo County and Deuel County.

Currently the Hanson County Seat is located in Alexandria and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Hanson County are Miner County, McCook County, Hutchinson County, Davison County, Sanborn County.

Hanson 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.

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

Hanson County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Hanson County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Hanson 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 Hanson 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.

• Hanson County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 440 Main Street, Alexandria, SD 57311
  • Phone: (605) 239-4446
• Hanson County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: October 1901
  • Land Records: 1871?
• Hanson County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1871?
  • Court Records: 1871?
• 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.

Hanson County Links

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

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

Hanson Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Hanson Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Hanson Co. SD Census Records

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

Hanson Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Hanson Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Hanson Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Hanson Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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