Miner County, South Dakota

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

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

Currently the Miner County Seat is located in Howard and the county government website is http://www.minercountysd.org/

Locations adjacent to Miner County are Kingsbury County, Lake County, McCook County, Hanson County, Sanborn County.

Miner 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.

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

Miner County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Miner County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Miner 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 Miner 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.

• Miner County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: P.O. Box 265, Howard, SD 57349
  • Phone: 605-772-4612
• Miner County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1882
  • Land Records: 1881
• Miner County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1883
  • Court Records: 1881
• 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.

Miner County Links

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

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

Miner Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Miner Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Miner Co. SD Census Records

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

Miner Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Miner Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Miner Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Miner Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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