Buffalo County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Buffalo County Records

• Buffalo County was created in 1864 from Bruguier County, Charles Mix County, and unorganized territory.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Buffalo County Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records starting in 1905, burial records starting in 1941, and land records starting in 1885.
• The Buffalo County Treasury has marriage records starting in 1887.
• The Buffalo County Clerk has divorce records starting in 1915, and probate and court records starting in 1885.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.