South Dakota Genealogy Links

American Local History Network - South Dakota a central point of entry to independent websites with historical and genealogical content for this state
Archives Online for South Dakota - US GenWeb Archives cemeteries, newspapers, wills, military rosters etc recorded online
Before the Needles - South Dakota lists executions in this state before lethal injection was introduced in 1972
Biographical Index of South Dakotans a guide to published biographies on prominent South Dakotan's from roughly 1897 to 1930,  courtesy South Dakota State Archives
Birth Record Search Site For South Dakota Birth Records With Birth Dates Over 100 Years Ago, courtesy South Dakota Department of Health.
County Resources at Genealogy.com - South Dakota lists county clerk addresses and contact details
Cyndi's List - South Dakota largest private collection of genealogy links on the web
Frederick: Confirmation History for the Savo Lutheran Church (Finnish names)
Genealogy.com: State Resources - South Dakota includes how to obtain vital records, state archives and libraries, genealogical societies, message boards..
Genealogy of North and South Dakota family history and census research group specializing in genealogy of Dakota Territory, North Dakota and South Dakota pioneer families.
Genealogy Resources at South Dakota State Archives
Guide to American Indian Research in South Dakota
History of the Czechs in South Dakota  surname index to the book "History of the Czechs in South Dakota", an English translation of "Pamatni Kniha" by Josef A. Dvorak
Ireland; Name Index to "The Irish in Dakota" by David Kemp
Land; South Dakota BLM Database This database was extracted from data  provided by the Bureau of Land Management. It included every homestead, mining and timber claim, as well as cash sales and Indian allotments
Native American Genealogy - South Dakota
Norway; Descendents of Emigrants from Opdal, Norway, ca 1929
PublicLibraries.com - South Dakota
Rev. Bonney's Baptismal Records 1927-1977 Rev. Bonney served  Methodist churches at Hecla, Bruce-Sterling, White Lake-Kimball, Reliance-Kennebec and the State Soldiers Home
Savo Township: Confirmation Records for the Finnish Lutheran Church
Savo Township: Pioneer Members of the Old Apostolic Finnish Lutheran Church

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South Dakota Ancestor Database
South Dakota Births, 1856-1903
South Dakota Birth Records This site contains information from birth records with birth dates of over 100 years of age; over 165,000 records.
South Dakota Church Records Project church record transcriptions indexed by county
South Dakota Dept of Health - Genealogy Resources
South Dakota Digital Archives Map Library free state and county maps online
South Dakota Genealogy Trails
South Dakota GenWeb US GenWeb is the largest free US genealogy resource online
South Dakota Land Records user submitted records
South Dakota Library Network
South Dakota Land Records
South Dakota Naturalization Records Index
South Dakota State Archives
South Dakota State Databases over 300 databases for South Dakota here, including military rosters, censuses, marriage and birth records
South Dakota Vital Records provides information on obtaining copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees and death records
South Dakota Voluntary Adoption Registry
South Dakota Websites at Rootsweb RootsWeb hosts tens of thousands of genealogy websites
Territorial and State Officials 1861-1903
Vital Records - Order Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online how to obtain vital records online

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Cemeteries

Cemetery Junction - South Dakota cemeteries listed alphabetically; over 42,000 listings
Cemetery Record Search courtesy South Dakota State Archives
Interment.net- South Dakota several cemetery transcriptions here
The Tombstone Transcription Project - cemeteries for South Dakota many online cemetery transcriptions here

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Genealogy Resources on the Internet - South Dakota Mailing Lists an excellent resource, maintained by John Fuller
RootsWeb Genealogy Mailing Lists - South Dakota mailing lists for this state
South Dakota Genealogy Forum read & post messages here

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Military

Custer's Last Stand, 1876, Dead and Wounded
The Civil War Archive; Union Regiments -- South Dakota
Korean Conflict Casualty List
WW1 Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the US completed a World War I draft registration card. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age of 46
South Dakota Civil War Pension Applications a part of the USGenWeb Archives Pensions Project
USIGS Military Collection- Civil War links to surname databases: South Dakota
Vietnam Conflict Casualty List
1st Dakota Cavalry Roster
1885 SD  Civil War Veterans Census for Confederate and Union Veterans courtesy South Dakota State Archives

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Newspapers & Obituary Databases

NewspaperAbstracts.com a site devoted to publishing online extracts from US newspapers prior to 1923 submitted by researchers
Newspaper Obituaries On The Web - South Dakota a directory of over 6 million newspaper obituaries
NewsDirectory.com - Newspapers: South Dakota search millions of articles in thousands of newspapers by topic or keyword
Find Obituaries at NewspaperArchive.com over 2.5 billion names from 750 cities spanning 240 years
Obituaries - South Dakota database of archived newspaper obits, by US GenWeb
South Dakota State Newspapers Search search newspapers at South Dakota State Archives
South Dakota Newspaper Vital Records Index at South Dakota State Archives
South Dakota Obituary Links
United States Obituary Collection - South Dakota a database of thousands of obituaries in dozens of this state's newspapers

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Societies

Brookings Area Genealogical Society
Lyman-Brule Genealogical Society
South Dakota Genealogical Society
South Dakota State Historical Society
South Dakota Mayflower Society