McCook County SD Genealogy

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McCook County Records by City/Town

Bridgewater Genealogy (46)
Canistota Genealogy (39)
Montrose Genealogy (36)


Salem Genealogy (50)
Spencer Genealogy (34)

Overview of McCook County Records

  • McCook County was created in 1873 from Hanson County.
  • Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
  • The McCook County Registrar of Deeds has marriage records starting in 1882, burial records starting in 1895, birth and death records starting in 1905, and land records starting in 1873.
  • The McCook County Clerk Courts has court records starting in 1880, naturalization records starting in 1880, probate records starting in 1881, and some school census records starting in 1900.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.