Jones County, South Dakota

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

Jones County was established on January 15, 1917 (organized in 1917) from Lyman County.

Currently the Jones County Seat is located in Murdo and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Jones County are Stanley County, Lyman County, Mellette County, Jackson County, Haakon County.

Jones County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Jones County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Murdo Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 441, Murdo SD 57559
• Jones County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Jones County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Jones County (usgwarchives.net)

Jones County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Jones 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 Jones 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: 310 Main St, Murdo, SD 57559
  • Phone: (605) 669-2361
• Jones County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1917
  • Land Records: 1917?
• Jones County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1917?
  • Court Records: 1917?
• 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.

Jones County Links

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

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

Jones Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Jones Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Jones Co. SD Census Records

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

Jones Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Jones Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Jones Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Jones Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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