Shannon County, South Dakota

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

Shannon County was established on January 11, 1875 from Fall River County.

Currently the Shannon County Seat is located in Hot Springs and the county government website is http://www.shannon.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Shannon County are Pennington County, Jackson County, Bennett County, Sheridan County, Nebraska, Dawes County, Nebraska, Fall River County, Custer County.

Shannon 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.

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

Shannon County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Shannon County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Shannon 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 Shannon 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.

• Shannon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 906 N River St, Hot Springs, SD 57747
  • Phone: (605) 745-5132
• Shannon County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1905
  • Land Records: 1883?
• Shannon 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.

Shannon County Links

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

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

Shannon Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Shannon Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Shannon Co. SD Census Records

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

Shannon Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Shannon Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Shannon Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Shannon Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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