McPherson County SD Genealogy

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Overview of McPherson County Records

• McPherson 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 McPherson County Clerk Court has probate records starting in 1893, court records starting in 1889, naturalization records starting in 1884, and divorce records.
• The McPherson County Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records starting in 1905, burial records starting in 1941, marriage records starting in 1884, and land records starting in 1873.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.