Meade County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Meade County Records

• Meade County was created in 1889 from Lawrence County.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Meade County Registrar of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1905 and land records starting in 1889.
• The Meade County Clerk Courts has probate 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.