Perkins County, South Dakota

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

Perkins County was established on February 26, 1909 (organized in 1909) from Butte County, Harding County.

Currently the Perkins County Seat is located in Bison and the county government website is unknown

Locations adjacent to Perkins County are Adams County, North Dakota, Corson County, Ziebach County, Meade County, Butte County, Harding County.

Perkins 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.

Perkins County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Perkins County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Perkins 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 Perkins 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.

• Perkins County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 101 Main Street, Bison, SD 57620
  • Phone: (605)244-5626
• Perkins County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1908
  • Land Records: 1909?
• Perkins County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1909?
  • Court Records: 1909?
• 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.

Perkins County Links

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

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

Perkins Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Perkins Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Perkins Co. SD Census Records

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

Perkins Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Perkins Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Perkins Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Perkins Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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