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Grant County, South Dakota
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Location in the state of South Dakota
Location of South Dakota in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 8, 1873
County Seat	Milbank
Courthouse
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United States   South Dakota   Grant County

County Courthouse

Grant County Courthouse
210 E 5th Ave; PO Box 509
Milbank, SD 57252-2433
Phone: 605.432.5482 

Clerk Court has birth and death records from 1905,
marriage records from 1890, divorce, probate, and
court records from 1897 and newspapers from 1880;
Register of Deeds has land records ^[1]

Quick Facts

Parent County

8 January 1873: Grant County was created from Deuel, and Hanson Counties. ^[2]

17 June 1878: Government functions began after months of inactivity, after a petition to the Governor asking for the organization. Seat was at Inkpa City.

1881: County seat was moved to Milbank after November 1881 election, the case was appealed to court. Milbank won over 2 other towns.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Grant County, South Dakota County seat: Milbank City Big Stone City | Milbank Towns La Bolt | Marvin | Revillo | Stockholm | Strandburg | Twin Brooks Township Adams | Alban | Big Stone | Blooming Valley | Farmington | Georgia | Grant Center | Kilborn | Lura | Madison | Mazeppa | Melrose | Osceola | Stockholm | Troy | Twin Brooks | Vernon Village Albee Neighboring Counties Codington | Day | Deuel | Roberts | Minnesota counties: | Big Stone | Lac qui Parle

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Federal

State

1905, 1915, 1925
Unique information may include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation and 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 History and Records

Court Records

History

Land

Maps

Military History and Records

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

• Grant County Library
  207 East Park Ave
  Milbank, SD
• Grant County History Society
  Third Avenue and Third Street
  PO Box 201
  Milbank, SD 57252
  Email Contact on site

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)Grant County, South Dakota, p.624
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).