Brandon, South Dakota

Quick History
Brandon is located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. The township of Brandon was surveyed in 1859 and 1860s.

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Cemetery
There are six Cemeteries listed in Brandon in Minnehaha County, they are:

'' Brandon Cemeteryalso know as Brandon Lutheran Cemetery located on South Sioux Blvd, North of the Blessed Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Churches
Today there are about fifteen churches listed in Brandon, South Dakota a few of these are:


 * Blessed Redeemer Lutheran Church, 705 S. Sioux Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005, (605)-582-2396
 * Brandon Valley Assembly of God 201 S Sioux Blvd Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-7622
 * Brandon Lutheran Church PO Box 320, Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-3401


 * Brandon Valley Baptist Church 400 S Splitrock Blvd Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-2248
 * Celebration United Methodist Church 316 River Oak St Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-7911
 * First Slavik Church 200 S 1st Ave Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-7984
 * Living Springs Church 901 S Splitrock Blvd Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-7420
 * Split Rock Lutheran Church, 48215 258 St., Brandon, SD 57005, (605)-582-3569
 * Swedona Covenant Church 25843 479th Ave Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-3261
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 48384 Valley View Cir, Valley Springs, SD, (605)-583-8528

Genealogical Society
Sioux Valley Genealogical Society200 West 6th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6001, they meet every 1st Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 except Julyand August, in the Old Court House Museum.

Newspapers

 * Argus Leader 200 S Minnesota Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (605) 331-2200.
 * Brandon Valley Challenger1400 Cedar St Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-6025

Obituaries

 * Obituaries from the Brandon Valley Challenger the local newspaper.
 * Obituaries from the Argus Leader a regional newspaper in Sioux Falls, SD. 
 * Obituaries in the collection of the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society Library. This database has been updated to over 100,000

Resources
City Information Brandon City Offices are located at 304 Main Ave, Brandon, SD 57005

Chamber of commerce

Schools
Brandon Valley School District is one of the most progressive districts in South Dakota located on the eastern edge of South Dakota, bordering Minnesota and Iowa. The school district consists of four cities: Brandon, Valley Springs, Corson, and Rowena. Brandon Valley is the 5th largest school district in South Dakota and consists of six schools:


 * Brandon Elementary School K-5
 * Brandon Valley High School 9-12
 * Brandon Valley Middle School 6-8
 * Robert Benns Elementary School K-5
 * Valley Springs Elementary School K-5
 * Fred Assam Elementary School K-5

Maps

 * Brandon Maps
 * City Map undated Nov 2010
 * Zoning map
 * Street index udated Dec 2008
 * Minnehaha County Maps

Museum
The Old Courthouse Museum and the Pettigrew Home &amp; Museum, known jointly as the Siouxland Heritage Museums, have extensive manuscript and archival holdings. Please contact the Collections Department at 605.367.4210 or e-mail us at museum@minnehahacounty.org for further information or to make an appointment.

Libraries

 * Brandon Library 305 S Splitrock Blvd Brandon, SD 57005 (605) 582-2390
 * Siouxland LibrariesMain Branch 200 N. Dakota Ave. P.O. Box 7403 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-7403 Email Address: libask@siouxfalls.org phone: (605) 367-8720 Fax number: (605) 367-4312