McPherson County, South Dakota

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

McPherson County was established on January 08, 1873 (organized in 1884) from Buffalo County

Currently the McPherson County Seat is located in Leola and the county government website is http://www.mcpherson.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to McPherson County are McIntosh County, North Dakota, Dickey County, North Dakota, Brown County, Edmunds County, Campbell County.

McPherson 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.

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

McPherson County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

McPherson County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of McPherson 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 McPherson 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.

• McPherson County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 706 Main Street, Leola, SD 57456
  • Phone: 605-439-3361
• McPherson County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1884
  • Land Records: 1873?
• McPherson 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.

McPherson County Links

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

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

McPherson Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

McPherson Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

McPherson Co. SD Census Records

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

McPherson Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

McPherson Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

McPherson Co. SD General and History Websites

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

McPherson Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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