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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The South Dakota Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for South Dakota. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

South Dakota Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in South Dakota

South Dakota Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in South Dakota.

Birth information: In July 1905 South Dakota started its vital records system. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide recording of deaths in South Dakota began in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search South Dakota death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

South Dakota Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see South Dakota Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography History

Further South Dakota Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see South Dakota Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to South Dakota Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on South Dakota, including research at the county level, visit the South Dakota page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the South Dakota record collections at FamilySearch.

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-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== South Dakota Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[South Dakota Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Dakota Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[South Dakota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Dakota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[South Dakota Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[South Dakota Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[South Dakota Bible Records|Bible records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Dakota Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[South Dakota Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[South Dakota Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[South Dakota Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Dakota Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[South Dakota Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Dakota Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[South Dakota, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 Maiden name
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find South Dakota Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[South Dakota Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
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 Immigration date
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-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[South Dakota Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Dakota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Dakota Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[South Dakota Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Dakota Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[South Dakota History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[South Dakota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[South Dakota Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Dakota Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[South Dakota Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[South Dakota Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[South Dakota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[South Dakota Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[South Dakota History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further South Dakota Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[South Dakota Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[South Dakota Online Genealogy Records|'''South Dakota Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on South Dakota, including research at the county level, visit the [[South Dakota, United States Genealogy|'''South Dakota''']] page on the Research Wiki.
 *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/45?region=United%20States%20of%20America South Dakota record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>