Canton Genealogy (in Lincoln County, SD)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Canton are also found through the Lincoln County and South Dakota pages.


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Canton Birth Records

1856-1917 South Dakota Births Ancestry online

South Dakota, Birth Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Canton Cemetery Records

Canton Cemetery Billion Graves online

Canton Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones online

Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery Find a Grave online

South Dakota, Cemetery Index, 1831-2008 Ancestry online

Canton Census Records

1885 South Dakota Territorial Census Ancestry online

1905 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1905 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1915 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1915 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1925 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1925 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1935 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1935 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1945 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1945 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Canton, South Dakota LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Canton Church Records

Canton Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Grand Valley Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Membership, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888 (Canton) US Gen Web Archives online

Canton City Directories

Business Directory 1909 US Gen Web Archives online

R. L. Polk Business Directory 1916 US Gen Web Archives online

Canton Death Records

1879-1955 South Dakota Death Index Ancestry online

South Dakota, Death Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Canton Immigration Records

General index 1871-1945, declarations of intention 1871-1943, other naturalization records 1872-1945, and stub books 1907-1929: Lincoln County, South Dakota FamilySearch Library

South Dakota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1904-1928 Ancestry online

Canton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, April 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, December 1883 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, January 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, March 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, May 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, October 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, September 1887 Library of Congress online

Canton Marriage Records

1905-2017 South Dakota Marriages Ancestry online

South Dakota, Marriage Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

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Canton Advocate 1877-1888 Newspapers.com online

Canton Daily Leader 1896-1896 Newspapers.com online

Canton advocate (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) MyHeritage online

Canton advocate 05/23/1877 to 04/05/1888 Genealogy Bank online

Daily Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1890 Newspapers.com online

Daily Dakota farmers' leader 09/10/1890 to 09/13/1890 Genealogy Bank online

Daily dakota farmers' leader (canton, south dakota) (from sept. 10, 1890 to sept. 13, 1890) MyHeritage online

Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1916 Newspapers.com online

Dakota farmers' advocate (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) MyHeritage online

Dakota farmers' advocate 07/11/1890 to 08/15/1890 Genealogy Bank online

Dakota farmers' advocate. (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) Chronicling America online

Dakota farmers' leader (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) MyHeritage online

Dakota farmers' leader 08/29/1890 to 06/30/1916 Genealogy Bank online

Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) Chronicling America online

Lincoln County Advocate 1876-1877 Newspapers.com online

Lincoln County advocate (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) MyHeritage online

Lincoln County advocate 04/26/1876 to 05/16/1877 Genealogy Bank online

Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) Chronicling America online

The Canton advocate. (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) Chronicling America online

The daily Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, South Dakota) (from Sept. 10, 1890 to Sept. 13, 1890) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Canton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Canton Advocate. (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897

Lincoln County Advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877

Sioux Valley News. (Canton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1872-Current

Canton School Records

Augustana Academy - Saga Yearbook (Canton, SD), 1946 E Yearbook online

Augustana Academy yearbooks, 1946, 1964, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton High School - Backtrackin Yearbook (Canton, SD), 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Canton High School yearbook, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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