Mellette County, South Dakota

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

Mellette County was established on March 09, 1909 (organized in 1911) from Lyman County.

Currently the Mellette County Seat is located in White River and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Mellette County are Jones County, Lyman County, Tripp County, Todd County, Jackson County

Mellette County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Mellette County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Mellette County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Mellette 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 Mellette 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 Mellette 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 holds probate cases (1907—1947).

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 1st St. & Mc Kenley St., White River, SD 57579
  • Phone: (603) 259-3230
• Mellette County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1911
  • Land Records: 1907
• Mellette County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1912
  • Court Records: 1912
• 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.

Mellette County Links

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

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

Mellette Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Mellette Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Mellette Co. SD Census Records

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

Mellette Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Mellette Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Mellette Co. SD General and History Websites

• See Also State History for South Dakota
• Mellette County, South Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Mellette County, South Dakota, 1911-1961  (search.ancestry.com)
• Mellette County, South Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Mellette Co. SD Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Mellette County, South Dakota (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – South Dakota – Counties – Mellette (cyndislist.com)
• Mellette County South Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
• Mellette Co. SDGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Mellette County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Mellette Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Mellette Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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