Pennington County, South Dakota

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

Pennington County was established on January 11, 1875 (organized in 1877) from Unorganized territory.

Currently the Pennington County Seat is located in Rapid City and the county government website is http://www.co.pennington.sd.us/

Locations adjacent to Pennington County are Meade County, Haakon County, Jackson County, Shannon County, Custer County, Weston County, Wyoming, Lawrence County.

Pennington 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.

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

Pennington County Society and Family History Resources

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

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• South Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Rapid City Society For Genealogical Research, P.O. Box 1495, Rapid City, SD 57709-1495
• Pennington County, South Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Pennington County, South Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Pennington County (usgwarchives.net)

Pennington County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Pennington 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 Pennington 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.

• Pennington County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 315 E St Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701
  • Phone: (605) 394-2163
• Pennington County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: June 23, 1887
  • Land Records: 1875?
• Pennington County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1875?
  • Court Records: 1875?
• 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.

Pennington County Links

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

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

Pennington Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Pennington Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Pennington Co. SD Census Records

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

Pennington Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Pennington Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Pennington Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Pennington Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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