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State of
SOUTH DAKOTA -
Mt. Rushmore State
Genealogy & History Resources
South Dakota was the 40th U.S. State to join the Union: 02-November-1889
North and South Dakota were one territory until 1889. Dakota was named for the Dakota, Sioux tribe who lived in the region. Dakota is the Sioux word for "friends" or "allies."
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Updated: Mon, Sep 21, 2009
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Black Hills of South Dakota - History... The Black Hills are traditional hunting grounds for American (Lacota) Indians.
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Civil War Veterans - 1885 Census (South Dakota State Archives)
Custer's Last Stand - an account by Rod Coronado, Indigenous Prisoner of War (Native
sovereigntists writing and speaking from the front-lines of North Amerikkka)
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Extinct South Dakota Counties (not linked unless noted,  ):
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Wagner -
Washabaugh -
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Factual information
Created from the Dakota Territory in 1873; discontinued and incorporated into
Hutchinson County 1879. Created again in 1895 from part of Pratt County,
and abolished again in 1952. Land became part of Dewey, Haakon and
Ziebach Counties.
Established in 1873, discontinued in 1909 and became part of Corson County.
Unclear... may have been created and discontinued both in 1862. Later became
Brule and Charles Mix Counties.
Created in 1883; abolished 1889.
Created in 1883; abolished 1898.
Formed in 1862; renamed Union County on 7 January 1864.
Created in 1875, and abolished in 1898.
Created in 1883; abolished 1898.
Created 1873; discontinued 1879.
Formed from unorganized territory in 1873. Renamed Dewey in 1883, and
officially organized in 1910.
Created on 9 March 1909; never organized.
Established in 1883, and abolished in 1897. Continues on in what is now Perkins
County.
Recreated in 1883; entire county was part of Rine Ridge Indian Reservation. This
is now part of Jackson County.
Created from part of Shannon County,1883; part of Rine Ridge Indian
Reservation; became part of Bennett County in 1909.
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Genealogical/Historical Commissions, Societies and Museums:
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Germans from Russia - in the Dakotas
Ghost Towns - Like most of the states in America's heartland, South Dakota is filled with ghost town sites, ghost towns, and near ghost towns.
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Pioneer Life - Pioneer Life In South Dakota, Fact and Fiction
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Rosebud Indian Reservation - 1900 Census ED45
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South Dakota - 1860 Census Images
South Dakota - Pioneer Days: Early Days In Dakota Territories
South Dakota Birth Index - pre 1900
South Dakota Birth Records - Older than 100 Years
South Dakota Homepage
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State Capital City: Pierre (Capital since 1889 - located in Hughes County)
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