Potter County SD Genealogy

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Potter County Records by City/Town

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Overview of Potter County Records

  • Potter 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 Potter County Clerk Courts has birth and death records starting in 1858, court records starting in 1875, and adoption records starting in 1941.
  • The Potter County Registrar of Deeds has land records starting in 1875.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.