South Dakota State Historical Society

Naturalization Records
The South Dakota Naturalization Records Index is divided into two sets, First Papers and Second Papers. Searches are made by entering the last name.

Newspaper Database
This database is not online at this time.

Cemetery Records
This searchable database includes records that were cataloged as part of the WPA Cemetery Project (pre-1940s) plus any cemetery updates that their office has received. It is not a complete listing of all the burials in South Dakota.

Newspaper Surname Index
This database in not online at this time.

Biographical Files
The Biographical File Index is a list of individual for which various information has been collected. The file folders themselves are available only at the State Archives.

Biographical Index of SD
This index is a guide to written biographies on prominent South Dakotan's from roughly 1897 to 1930. The index lists the names in alphabetical order giving the book number and page number in which the biography is found.

The 12 biographical books are held in the library of the South Dakota State Archives. Various libraries throughout South Dakota have copies of the books listed. There are 7,139 names listed in the index.

To order pages from the Biographical Index, please contact the SD State Archives and include the following:

* Biographical Name * Book Number * Page Number

Photocopies will be made and mailed to you.


 * Research Fees: $10.60 for one entry/ $21.20 for an hour of research time
 * Email archref@state.sd.us
 * Phone: (605) 773-3804

GFWC - Pioneer Daughters

1885 Civil War Veterans Census

American Indian Research

SD Sons of American Revolutio