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Assorted Groups (Anthology, Cultural, Ethnic, & Religious):
Germans from Russia - in the Dakotas
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Augustana College - Center for Western Studies
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Census (& related Lists of various kinds):
1860 Census - Images State of South Dakota
1880 Census - Federal Census, Dakota Territory, Meyer County (now extinct)
1883 Census - Dakota Territory List of Pensioners on the Roll (Index)
1885 Census - Civil War Veterans (South Dakota State Archives)
1900 Census - Federal Census, Dakota Territory, Meyer County (now extinct)
Rosebud Indian Reservation, ED-45
South Dakota Naturalization Index - The first naturalization law was created on March
26, 1790. This law provided that aliens to the United States could apply for
citizenship provided that they were free white persons of good moral character and
lived for two years in the United States plus one year in the state in which they were
living. (A search engine for those who applied for "First" & "Second" Papers.
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,  ):
(If you know of more to be added, please contact us.)
County Name
Armstrong -
Boreman -
Bruguier -
Burdick -
Choteau -
Cole -
Delano -
Ewing -
Greeley -
Meyer -
Rusk -
Todd -
Wagner -
Washabaugh -
Washington -
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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.
Unorganized lands, Dakota Territory; discontinued 1875 (see Census).
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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Families and Surnames:
FamilySearch: South Dakota Research Outline - This outline describes major sources of
information about families from South Dakota. As you read this outline, study the
United States Research Outline (30972), which will help you understand terminology
and the contents and uses of genealogical records.
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Genealogical/Historical Commissions, Societies and Museums:
Please click here - (Counties we have listed), (To list a local society, please contact us.)
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.
Time Passages, Genealogy of the Dakotas - Time Passages is a family history research
service that specializes in the genealogy of pioneer families who settled the Dakota
Territory, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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Historical interest Items, etc.:
Black Hills of South Dakota - History... The Black Hills are traditional hunting grounds for
American (Lacota) Indians.
Pioneer Days - Early Days In Dakota Territories
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Libraries & Newspapers:
South Dakota State Library
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Migrations to, from and through:
Germans in the Dakotas - German citizens who immigrated to Russia and then
immigrated to the United States.
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South Dakota Naturalization Index - The first naturalization law was created on March
26, 1790. (Aliens who applied to the United States for citizenship. (A search engine
for those who applied for "First" & "Second" Papers.
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State Capital City: Pierre (Capital since 1812 - located in Hughes County)
The State name: 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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U.S.A. - General Information links page
U.S.A. - Possessions & Territories
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Vital Records:
South Dakota Birth Index - pre 1900
South Dakota Birth Records - Older than 100 Years
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