Lake County SD Genealogy

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Lake County Records by City/Town

Chester Genealogy (31)
Madison Genealogy (76)
Nunda Genealogy (30)
Ramona Genealogy (33)


Rutland Genealogy (27)
Wentworth Genealogy (34)
Winfred Genealogy (34)

Overview of Lake County Records

  • Lake County was created in 1873 from Brookings, Hanson, and Minnehaha counties.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Lake County Clerk Courts has birth and death records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1874, burial records starting in 1941, divorce and court records starting in 1881, and probate records starting in 1884.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.