Canton Genealogy (in Lincoln County, SD)
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Canton Birth Records
1843-1919 South Dakota Birth Index MyHeritage 
South Dakota Births, 1856-1917 Ancestry
South Dakota, Birth Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Canton Cemetery Records
Canton Cemetery Billion Graves
Canton Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves
Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones
Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery Find a Grave
Canton Census Records
1905 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1915 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1925 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1935 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1945 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, South Dakota LDS Genealogy
South Dakota State Census, 1905 Ancestry
South Dakota State Census, 1915 Ancestry
South Dakota State Census, 1925 Ancestry
South Dakota State Census, 1935 Ancestry
South Dakota State Census, 1945 Ancestry
South Dakota Territorial Census, 1885 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton Church Records
Membership, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888 (Canton) US Gen Web Archives
Canton City Directories
Business Directory 1909 US Gen Web Archives
R. L. Polk Business Directory 1916 US Gen Web Archives
Canton Death Records
South Dakota Death Index, 1879-1955 Ancestry
South Dakota, Death Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Canton Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Canton Immigration Records
Canton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, April 1917 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, December 1883 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, January 1911 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, March 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, May 1904 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, October 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, September 1887 Library of Congress
Canton Marriage Records
South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2017 Ancestry
South Dakota, Marriage Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Canton Advocate 1877-1888 Newspapers.com
Canton Daily Leader 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Canton Farmers Leader 1926-1937 Newspapers.com
Canton advocate (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) MyHeritage
Canton advocate 05/23/1877 to 04/05/1888 Genealogy Bank
Daily Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1890 Newspapers.com
Daily Dakota farmers' leader 09/10/1890 to 09/13/1890 Genealogy Bank
Daily dakota farmers' leader (canton, south dakota) (from sept. 10, 1890 to sept. 13, 1890) MyHeritage
Dakota Farmers' Advocate 1890-1890 Newspapers.com
Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1916 Newspapers.com
Dakota farmers' advocate (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) MyHeritage
Dakota farmers' advocate 07/11/1890 to 08/15/1890 Genealogy Bank
Dakota farmers' advocate. (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) Chronicling America
Dakota farmers' leader (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) MyHeritage
Dakota farmers' leader 08/29/1890 to 06/30/1916 Genealogy Bank
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) Chronicling America
Lincoln County Advocate 1876-1877 Newspapers.com
Lincoln County advocate (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) MyHeritage
Lincoln County advocate 04/26/1876 to 05/16/1877 Genealogy Bank
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) Chronicling America
Sioux Valley News 1875-2019 Newspapers.com
Sioux Valley News and Canton Farmers Leader 1932-1933 Newspapers.com
The Canton advocate. (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) Chronicling America
The daily Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, South Dakota) (from Sept. 10, 1890 to Sept. 13, 1890) Chronicling America
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording 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
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