If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – South Dakota
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – South Dakota
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Augustana College Digital Collections
- Black Hills State University Digital Collections
- Center for Western Studies
- Chronicling America – South Dakota
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – South Dakota
- Dakota Wesleyan University Digital Collections
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – South Dakota
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Library of South Dakota
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – South Dakota
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – South Dakota Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – South Dakota
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – South Dakota
- Google Books – South Dakota
- HathiTrust – South Dakota
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – South Dakota
- Internet Archive – South Dakota
- LDS Genealogy – South Dakota
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – South Dakota
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Denver
- National Archives at Kansas City
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – South Dakota
- Northern State University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – South Dakota
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- South Dakota Digital Archives
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Digital Collections
- South Dakota State Archives
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- South Dakota State University Digital Collections
- The Official Land Records Site
- University of Sioux Falls Digital Collections
- University of South Dakota Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – South Dakota
- US GenWeb Archives – South Dakota
Here is the list of over 1,440 curated South Dakota genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
