About South Dakota Land Records
South Dakota is a federal-land state. Most lands were acquired from
the federal government or from other individuals. The original patents
and copies of tract books and township plats are at the Bureau of Land
Management, 222 North 32nd Street, Box 30157, Billings, MT 59107. The
United States General Land Office unapproved homestead files, 1905–20,
are housed at the South Dakota State Historical Society, as are tract
books for land claims, 1864–1915. The National Archives in Washington,
D.C., has the land-entry case files as described in Inventory No. 22
and the GLO headquarters original tract books and township plats. The
records of South Dakota's land offices are mostly in the National Archives‹Rocky
Mountain Region in Denver, Colorado. See Charles L. Green, The Administration
of the Public Domain in South Dakota (Pierre, S.D.: Hipple Printing,
1939), and N. Thomas, "Distribution of the Public Domain in Dakota
Territory" (M.A. thesis, University of South Dakota, 1944).
Once granted by the federal government, later land transactions were
filed with the county register of deeds. For further information
on land and property research, consult:
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the United States. Salt
Lake City: Ancestry, 1997.
South Dakota BLM Office:
Bureau of Land Management
Montana State Office (also South Dakota)
5001 Southgate Dr
Billings, Montana 59101
PH: (406) 896-5000
FAX: (406) 896-5298
South Dakota State Historical
Society:
South Dakota State Historical Society
South Dakota Archives
Cultural Heritage Center
900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2217
(605) 773-3804
South Dakota County Courthouses:
Aurora County
Aurora County Clerk
P.O. Box 397
Plankinton, SD 57368-0366
Telephone: (605) 942-7161
Beadle County
Beadle County Clerk
P.O. Box 55
Huron, SD 57350
Telephone: (605) 353-7165
Bennett County
Bennett County Clerk
P.O. Box 433
Martin, SD 57551
Telephone: (605) 685-6969
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme County Clerk
Box 3
Tyndall, SD 57066
Telephone: (605) 589-3382
Brookings County
Brookings County Clerk
314 6th Ave.
Brookings, SD 57006-2041
Telephone: (605) 692-6284
Brown County
Brown County Clerk
111 SE First Avenue
Aberdeen, SD 57401-4203
Telephone: (605) 626-7140
Brule County
Brule County Clerk
300 S. Courtland
Chamberlain, SD 57325-1508
Telephone: (605) 734-5443
Buffalo County
Buffalo County Clerk
Courthouse Square, Box 174
Gann Valley, SD 57341-0148
Telephone: (605) 293-3234
Butte County
Butte County Clerk
839 5th Ave.
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Telephone: (605) 892-2516
Campbell County
Campbell County Clerk
P.O. Box 146
Mound City, SD 57646
Telephone: (605) 955-3536
Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County Clerk
P.O. Box 206
Lake Andes, SD 57356
Telephone: (605) 487-7511
Clark County
Clark County Clerk
P.O. Box 294
Clark, SD 57225
Telephone: (605) 532-5363
Clay County
Clay County Clerk
P.O. Box 403
Vermillion, SD 57069-0403
Telephone: (605) 624-2871
Codington County
Codington County Clerk
P.O. Box 1054
Watertown, SD 57201
Telephone: (605) 886-4850
Corson County
Corson County Clerk
200 First Street, East
McIntosh, SD 57641
Telephone: (605) 273-4201
Custer County
Custer County Clerk
420 SW Mt. Rushmore Rd.
Custer, SD 57730-1934
Telephone: (605) 673-4816
Davison County
Davison County Clerk
200 E. 4th St.
Mitchell, SD 57301-2631
Telephone: (605) 995-8616
Day County
Day County Clerk
710 W. 1st St.
Webster, SD 57274
Telephone: (605) 345-3771
Deuel County
Deuel County Clerk
P.O. Box 125
Clear Lake, SD 57226
Telephone: (605) 874-2120
Dewey County
Dewey County Clerk
P.O. Box 117
Timber Lake, SD 57656-0117
Telephone: (605) 865-3661
Douglas County
Douglas County Clerk
P.O. Box 267
Armour, SD 57313
Telephone: (605) 724-2585
Edmunds County
Edmunds County Clerk
P.O. Box 386
Ipswich, SD 57451
Telephone: (605) 426-6671
Fall River County
Fall River County Clerk
906 N. River St.
Hot Springs, SD 57747-1387
Telephone: (605) 745-5132
Faulk County
Faulk County Clerk
P.O. Box 309
Faulkton, SD 57438
Telephone: (605) 598-6223
Grant County
Grant County Clerk
210 East Fifth Avenue
Milbank, SD 57252-2433
Telephone: (605) 432-5482
Gregory County
Gregory County Clerk
P.O. Box 437
Burke, SD 57523
Telephone: (605) 775-2665
Haakon County
Haakon County Clerk
P.O. Box 100
Philip, SD 57567
Telephone: (605) 859-2627
Hamlin County
Hamlin County Clerk
P.O. Box 56
Hayti, SD 57241
Telephone: (605) 783-3751
Hand County
Hand County Clerk
415 W. 1st Ave.
Miller, SD 57362-1346
Telephone: (605) 853-3512
Hanson County
Hanson County Clerk
P.O. Box 500
Alexandria, SD 57311
Telephone: (605) 239-4446
Harding County
Harding County Clerk
P.O. Box 101
Buffalo, SD 57720
Telephone: (605) 375-3351
Hughes County
Hughes County Clerk
104 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: (605) 773-3713
Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County Clerk
140 Euclid, Room 37
Olivet, SD 57052
Telephone: (605) 387-2838
Hyde County
Hyde County Clerk
P.O. Box 306
Highmore, SD 57345-0306
Telephone: (605) 852-2512
Jackson County
Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 248
Kadoka, SD 57543-0248
Telephone: (605) 837-2420
Jerauld County
Jerauld County Clerk
P.O. Box 452
Wessington Springs, SD 57382-0452
Telephone: (605) 539-1221
Jones County
Jones County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Murdo, SD 57559
Telephone: (605) 669-2361
Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County Clerk
P.O. Box 176
De Smet, SD 57231
Telephone: (605) 854-3832
Lake County
Lake County Clerk
P.O. Box 447
Madison, SD 57042-0447
Telephone: (605) 256-4876
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Clerk
644 Main Street
Deadwood, SD 57732-1124
Telephone: (605) 578-2040
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Clerk
100 E. 5th St.
Canton, SD 57013-1732
Telephone: (605) 987-5661
Lyman County
Lyman County Clerk
P.O. Box 98
Kennebec, SD 57544
Telephone: (605) 869-2277
Marshall County
Marshall County Clerk
P.O. Box 130
Britton, SD 57430
Telephone: (605) 448-5213
McCook County
McCook County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Salem, SD 57058
Telephone: (605) 425-2781
McPherson County
McPherson County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 129
Leola, SD 57456
Telephone: (605) 439-3151
Meade County
Meade County Clerk
1425 Sherman St.
Sturgis, SD 57785-1452
Telephone: (605) 347-2356
Mellette County
Mellette County Clerk
P.O. Box C
White River, SD 57579
Telephone: (605) 259-3230
Miner County
Miner County Clerk
P.O. Box 546
Howard, SD 57349
Telephone: (605) 772-4612
Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County Clerk
415 N. Dakota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57102-0192
Telephone: (605) 367-4223
Moody County
Moody County Clerk
County Courthouse, P.O. Box 152
Flandreau, SD 57028
Telephone: (605) 997-3181
Pennington County
Pennington County Clerk
315 St Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
Telephone: (605) 394-2177
Perkins County
Perkins County Clerk
P.O. Box 127
Bison, SD 57620
Telephone: (605) 244-5626
Potter County
Potter County Clerk
201 S. Exene St.
Gettysburg, SD 57442-1521
Telephone: (605) 765-9472
Roberts County
Roberts County Clerk
411 2nd Ave. E
Sisseton, SD 57262-1403
Telephone: (605) 698-7152
Sanborn County
Sanborn County Clerk
P.O. Box 295
Woonsocket, SD 57385
Telephone: (605) 796-4516
Shannon County
Shannon County Clerk
906 N. St.
Hot Springs, SD 57747-1387
Telephone: (605) 745-5132
Spink County
Spink County Clerk
210 East Seventh Avenue, P.O. Box 226
Redfield, SD 57469-1266
Telephone: (605) 472-1825
Stanley County
Stanley County Clerk
P.O. Box 596
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Telephone: (605) 223-2673
Sully County
Sully County Clerk
P.O. Box 265
Onida, SD 57564
Telephone: (605) 258-2535
Todd County
Todd County Clerk
200 E. 3rd St.
Winner, SD 57580-1806
Telephone: (605) 842-2208
Tripp County
Tripp County Clerk
200 E. 3rd St.
Winner, SD 57580-1806
Telephone: (605) 842-2208
Turner County
Turner County Clerk
P.O. Box 485
Parker, SD 57053
Telephone: (605) 297-3115
Union County
Union County Clerk
P.O. Box 757
Elk Point, SD 57025-0757
Telephone: (605) 356-2132
Walworth County
Walworth County Clerk
P.O. Box 199
Selby, SD 57472-0199
Telephone: (605) 649-7878
Yankton County
Yankton County Clerk
P.O. Box 155
Yankton, SD 57078-0137
Telephone: (605) 668-3438
Ziebach County
Ziebach County Clerk
P.O. Box 68
Dupree, SD 57623
Telephone: (605) 365-5165
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