Kingsbury County, South Dakota

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

Kingsbury County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1880) from Hanson County.

Currently the Kingsbury County Seat is located in De Smet and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Kingsbury County are Hamlin County, Brookings County, Lake County, Miner County, Beadle County, Clark County.

Kingsbury 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.

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

Kingsbury County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Kingsbury Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 328, DeSmet, SD 57231
• Kingsbury County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Kingsbury County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Kingsbury County (usgwarchives.net)

Kingsbury County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury 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.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 202 2nd Street SW, De Smet, SD 57231
  • Phone: (605) 854-3501
• Kingsbury County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Land Records: 1873?
• Kingsbury County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1873?
  • Court Records: 1873?
• 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.

Kingsbury County Links

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

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Census Records

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Kingsbury Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Kingsbury Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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