Harding County, South Dakota

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

Harding County was established on February 26, 1909 (organized in 1911) from Unorganized lands.

Currently the Harding County Seat is located in Buffalo and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Harding County are Bowman County, North Dakota, Adams County, North Dakota, Perkins County, Butte County, Carter County, Montana, Fallon County, Montana.

Harding 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.

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

Harding County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Harding County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Harding 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 Harding 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.

The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Harding county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for this county which may include records of land, estates, taxes, vital records, divorces, naturalizations, voter registration, court records, and so forth. The state archives has Territorial Registers of Action (1881—90); probate and circuit court records (1881—1957).

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 410 Ramsland St, Buffalo, SD 57720
  • Phone: (605) 375-3351
• Harding County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1909
  • Land Records: 1881?
• Harding County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1881?
  • Court Records: 1881?
• 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.

Harding County Links

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

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

Harding Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Harding Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Harding Co. SD Census Records

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

Harding Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Harding Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Harding Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Harding Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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