Hand County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Hand County Records

• Hand County was created in 1873 from Buffalo County.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Hand County Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records starting in 1905, burial records, and land records starting in 1873.
• The Hand County Treasury has marriage records starting in 1883.
• The Hand County Clerk Court has divorce records starting in late 1800s, probate records starting in 1880s, and court records starting in 1889.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.