Jackson County, South Dakota:
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Projects

• Jackson County      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jackson County SDGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jackson County, South Dakota      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Bennett County, SD  to the south
• Haakon County, SD  to the north
• Jones County, SD  to the northeast
• Mellette County, SD  to the east
• Oglala Lakota County, SD  to the southwest
• Pennington County, SD  to the northwest
• Todd County, SD  to the southeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Jackson County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Jackson County, South Dakota      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries in Jackson County, South Dakota      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• Jackson County  South Dakota Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jackson County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Washabaugh County Cemetery Records 

Census Records and Indexes

• Jackson Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• Jackson County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)
• Washabaugh County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Washabaugh County     (Source: US GenWeb Census Project)
  • 1930 Federal Census  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • 1930 Federal Census  Washabaugh County, South Dakota     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Jackson County on Reel 2224      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)
  • Washabaugh County on Reel 2232      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • 1940 Federal Census  Washabaugh County, South Dakota     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Wanblee, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Jackson County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• South Dakota Clerks of Courts, 1889-1989  Jackson County on page 17

Ethnic

• St. Francis Mission  St. Francis Mission Digital Image Collection features selected photographs primarily from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota

History

• Jackson County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Jackson County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Jackson County, South Dakota      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Interior      (Source: South Dakota Ghost Towns)
  • Okaton      (Source: South Dakota Ghost Towns)
  • Weta      (Source: South Dakota Ghost Towns)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Jackson County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Jackson County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Washabaugh County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• South Dakota County Naturalization Records  1865-1972     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of South Dakota locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Cyndi's List of Washabaugh County links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jackson County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Jackson County Genealogy Resources  South Dakota Department of Health
• Jackson County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• South Dakota BLM Database  Jackson County     (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Family History Library Holdings  Washabaugh County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Historical Repositories in Interior, South Dakota  See page 10
• Jackson County Records archived at the State Archives 
• Library Directory for Jackson County, South Dakota      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• USGenWeb Washabaugh County Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SDJACKSO Jackson County genealogy

  • SDJACKSO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Haakon and Jackson Counties 1992      (Source: Historic Map Works)
• Individual County Chronologies  Jackson County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Jackson County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Jackson County Post Offices 
• Jackson County Postal Covers      ($)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Jackson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Jackson County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• General Federation of Women's Clubs Pioneer Daughters  Jackson County
• Jackson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Jackson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Search Kadoka Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Kadoka Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Jackson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jackson County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Jackson County Courthouse 
• Penny Postcards from South Dakota      (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Interior School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• School Records, 1879-1970      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• South Dakota School Records  1879-1970     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jackson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Jackson County, South Dakota     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Jackson County Birth Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Jackson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Washabaugh County Deaths  1915-1935     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Wiki

• Jackson County, South Dakota Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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