Turner County, South Dakota

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

Turner County was established on January 13, 1871 from Lincoln County.

Currently the Turner County Seat is located in Parker and the county government website is http://www.turner.sdcounties.org/

Locations adjacent to Turner County are Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Clay County, Yankton County, Hutchinson County, McCook County.

Turner 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.

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

Turner County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Turner County Courthouse and Government Records

Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Turner 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 Turner 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.

• Turner County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 344 South Main Street, Parker, SD 57053
  • Phone: 605-297-3115
• Turner County Register of Deeds
  • Marriage Records: 1872
  • Land Records: 1871?
• Turner County Clerk of Court.
  • Probate Records: 1871?
  • Court Records: 1871?
• 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.

Turner County Links

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

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

Turner Co. SD Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Turner Co. SD Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Turner Co. SD Census Records

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

Turner Co. SD Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Turner Co. SD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Turner Co. SD General and History Websites

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

Turner Co. SD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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