McCook County, South Dakota

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

McCook County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1878) from Hanson County.

Currently the McCook County Seat is located in Salem and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to McCook County are Lake County, Minnehaha County, Turner County, Hutchinson County, Hanson County, Miner County.

McCook 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.

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

McCook County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

McCook County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of McCook 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 McCook 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: 130 W Essex Ave, Salem, SD 57058
  • Phone: (605) 425-2781
• McCook County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: June 1887
  • Land Records: 1873?
• McCook 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.

McCook County Links

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

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

McCook Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

McCook Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

McCook Co. SD Census Records

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

McCook Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

McCook Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

McCook Co. SD General and History Websites

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

McCook Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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