Aurora County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Aurora County Records

• Aurora County was created in 1879 from Cragin and Wetmore counties.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Aurora County Clerk Court has divorce, probate records starting in 1879, and court records starting in 1879.
• The Aurora County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1883, death records starting in 1905, and burial records.
• The Aurora County Assessor has land records starting in 1882.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.