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Mellette County, South Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Mellette County, South Dakota
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Location in the state of South Dakota
Location of South Dakota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	June 3, 1909
County Seat	White River
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Mellette County Courthouse
S 1st Street; PO Box C;
White River, SD 57579
Phone: 605.259.3230  

Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1912,
burial records from 1913 and land records; County
Treasurer has marriage records from 1912; Clerk Court has
divorce, probate and court records from 1911^[1]

History

Parent County

• 1909--Mellette County was created 3 June 1909 from Jackson, Meyer, Eliminated 3 Jun. 1909, Pratt, Eliminated 3 Jun. 1909,  and Washabaugh Counties, and unorganized territory.
  County seat: White River ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bennett
• Jackson
• Jones
• Lyman
• Todd
• Tripp

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation & Military Service

   1905 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1915 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1925 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1935 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

   1945 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Mellette County, South Dakota, p.626
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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