Mellette County SD Genealogy

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Mellette County Records by City/Town

Cedar Butte Genealogy (12)
Corn Creek Genealogy (8)
Norris Genealogy (10)


White River Genealogy (33)
Wood Genealogy (10)

Overview of Mellette County Records

  • Mellette County was created in 1909 from Jackson, Meyer, Pratt, and Washabaugh counties and unorganized territory.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The Mellette County Registrar of Deeds has birth and death records starting in 1912, burial records starting in 1913, and land records starting in 1907.
  • The Mellette County Treasury has marriage records starting in 1912.
  • The Mellette County Clerk Court has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1911.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.