Perkins County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Perkins County Records

• Perkins County was created in 1908 from Butte County.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Perkins County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1909, death records starting in 1909, burial records starting in 1909, and land records starting in 1909.
• The Perkins County Treasury has marriage records starting in 1909.
• The Perkins County Clerk Court has probate records starting in 1909, court records starting in 1909, divorce records, and naturalization records starting in 1909.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.