Salem Genealogy (in McCook County, SD)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Salem are also found through the McCook County and South Dakota pages.


Salem Birth Records

1856-1917 South Dakota Births Ancestry online

South Dakota, Birth Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Salem Cemetery Records

Bang Lutheran Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salem Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salem Lutheran Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones online

South Dakota, Cemetery Index, 1831-2008 Ancestry online

St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones online

Wildwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wildwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wildwood Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones online

Salem Census Records

1905 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1905 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1915 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1915 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1925 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1925 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1935 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1935 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

1945 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage online

1945 South Dakota State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Salem Church Records

Membership, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888 (Salem and Spencer - includes Canastota) US Gen Web Archives online

Salem City Directories

Gazetteer Publishing Co. Business Directory 1909 US Gen Web Archives online

Salem Death Records

1879-1955 South Dakota Death Index Ancestry online

South Dakota, Death Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Salem Immigration Records

Declarations of intention 1870-1945, other naturalization records 1884-1944, and stub books 1907-1924: McCook County, South Dakota FamilySearch Library

South Dakota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1904-1928 Ancestry online

Salem Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, August 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, January 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, March 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, May 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Salem, McCook County, South Dakota, November 1893 Library of Congress online

Salem Marriage Records

1905-2017 South Dakota Marriages Ancestry online

South Dakota, Marriage Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health

Salem Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Salem

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Mccook County News. (Salem, M'cook County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1880s-1887

Salem Special. (Salem, Mccook County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1888

Salem Special. (Salem, Mccook County, S.D.) 1893-Current

Semi-Weekly Salem Special. (Salem, Mccook County, S.D.) 1888-1893

Salem School Records

McCook Central High School yearbook, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Salem High School - Cub Yearbook (Salem, SD), 1948, 1952, 1953 E Yearbook online

Salem High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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