Lawrence County SD Genealogy

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Lawrence County Records by City/Town

Central City Genealogy (5)
Deadwood Genealogy (76)
Lead Genealogy (45)


Spearfish Genealogy (37)
Terry Genealogy (9)
Whitewood Genealogy (5)


Overview of Lawrence County Records

  • Lawrence County was created in 1875 from unorganized territory.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Lawrence County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1905 and death records starting in 1906.
  • The Lawrence County Treasury has marriage records starting in 1887.
  • The Lawrence County Clerk Court has divorce, probate, court, and land records starting in 1895.
  • The Lawrence County City Auditor has burial records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.