Sanborn County SD Genealogy

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Overview of Sanborn County Records

• Sanborn County was created in 1883 from Miner County.
• Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1905 to the present can be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Health.
• The Sanborn County Clerk Court has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1905.
• The Sanborn County Registrar of Deeds has birth records starting in 1905, marriage records starting in 1887, death records starting in 1905, burial records, and land records starting in 1883.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.