Fall River County SD Genealogy

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Fall River County Records by City/Town

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Overview of Fall River County Records

  • Fall River County was created in 1883 from Custer County.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Fall River County Registrar of Deeds has land records starting in 1883, birth and death records starting in 1905, and marriage records starting in 1905.
  • The Fall River County Clerk Courts has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1890.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.