Roberts County, South Dakota

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

Roberts County was established on March 08, 1883 from Grant County.

Currently the Roberts County Seat is located in Sisseton and the county government website is http://www.roberts.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Roberts County are Richland County, North Dakota, Traverse County, Minnesota, Big Stone County, Minnesota, Grant County, Day County, Marshall County.

Roberts County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal government Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Roberts Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There are free down-loadable not to mention printable census forms to help with your research.

Roberts County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Roberts County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Roberts 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 Roberts 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.

• Haakon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 411 2nd Ave E, Sisseton, SD 57262
  • Phone: (605) 698-3395
• Roberts County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1887
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Roberts County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1883?
  • Court Records: 1883?
• 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.

Roberts County Links

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

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

Roberts Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Roberts Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Roberts Co. SD Census Records

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

Roberts Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Roberts Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Roberts Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Roberts Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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