Walworth County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Walworth County Records

• Walworth 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 Aurora County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1905, death records starting in 1905, burial records starting in 1905, and land records starting in 1873.
• The Stanley County Treasurer has marriage records starting in 1889.
• The Stanley County Clerk Court has divorce records starting in 1889 and probate and court records starting in 1892.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.