Spearfish Genealogy (in Lawrence County, SD)
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Spearfish Birth Records
1856-1917 South Dakota Births Ancestry 
South Dakota, Birth Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Spearfish Cemetery Records
Crow Creek Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Rose Hill Billion Graves
Rose Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Onge Cemetery Billion Graves
Spearfish Census Records
1885 South Dakota Territorial Census Ancestry
1905 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1905 South Dakota State Census Ancestry
1915 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1915 South Dakota State Census Ancestry
1925 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1925 South Dakota State Census Ancestry
1935 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1935 South Dakota State Census Ancestry
1945 South Dakota State Census MyHeritage
1945 South Dakota State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Spearfish, South Dakota LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Spearfish Church Records
Church records, 1873-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Spearfish Branch (Spearfish, South Dakota)) FamilySearch Library
Spearfish City Directories
Gazetter Publishing Co. Business Directory 1909 US Gen Web Archives
Polk's Deadwood (South Dakota) city directory FamilySearch Library
Spearfish Death Records
1879-1955 South Dakota Death Index Ancestry
South Dakota, Death Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Spearfish Immigration Records
Declarations of intention 1879-1952, other naturalization records 1880-1954, and stub books 1907-1927: Lawrence County, South Dakota FamilySearch Library
South Dakota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1904-1928 Ancestry
Spearfish Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, April 1897 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, August 1915 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, July 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, May 1903 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, October 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, September 1909 Library of Congress
Spearfish Marriage Records
1905-2017 South Dakota Marriages Ancestry
South Dakota, Marriage Records, 1905-present South Dakota Department of Health
Spearfish Newspapers and Obituaries
Black Hills Pioneer 12/20/1999 to Current Genealogy Bank
Black Hills Pioneer 2009-2020 Newspapers.com
Dakota Weekly Register 1881-1883 Newspapers.com
Queen City Mail 1890-1984 Newspapers.com
Spearfish Daily Queen City Mail 1984-1988 Newspapers.com
Spearfish Star 1984-1985 Newspapers.com
Spearfish Weekly Register 1877-1948 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for SpearfishAccording 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. Daily Bulletin. (Spearfish, S.D.) 1890-1890s Dakota Weekly Register. (Spearfish, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1881-1885 Queen City Mail. (Spearfish, Lawrence County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1984 Spearfish Daily Bulletin. (Spearfish, S.D.) 1889-1890 Spearfish Daily Queen City Mail. (Spearfish, Lawrence County, S.D.) 1985-1993 Spearfish Enterprise. (Spearfish, S.D.) 1900s-1916 Spearfish Queen City Mail. (Spearfish, Lawrence County, S.D.) 1984-1985 |
Spearfish Probate Records
Spearfish School Records
Black Hills State College yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Spearfish Normal School Graduates, 1887-1906 (now Black Hills State University) US Gen Web Archives
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