Roberts County, South Dakota:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Big Stone County, MN  to the east
• Day County, SD  to the west
• Grant County, SD  to the south
• Marshall County, SD  to the west
• Richland County, ND  to the north
• Sargent County, ND  to the northwest
• Traverse County, MN  to the east

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

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

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Roberts County, South Dakota      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries in Roberts County, South Dakota      (Source: Trails to the Past)
• Photographs of seveal tombstones in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Rosholt, South Dakota 
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Roberts County  South Dakota Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Roberts County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)

Census Records and Indexes (15)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Claire City, Hammer, New Effington, Ortley, Peever, Rosholt, Sisseton, Summit and Wilmot, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes New Effington, Rosholt, South Effington and White Rock     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Roberts and Summit, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Wilmot, South Dakota     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Roberts County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• South Dakota Clerks of Courts, 1889-1989  Roberts County on page 24

History (17)

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)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Roberts County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Roberts County Genealogy Resources  South Dakota Department of Health
• Roberts 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  Roberts County     (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Historical Repositories in Sisseton, South Dakota  See page 21
• Library Directory for Roberts County, South Dakota      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• Minnesota Valley History Learning Center      (Source: Facebook)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Roberts County, South Dakota     (Source: Find My Past)
• Roberts County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Roberts County Records archived at the State Archives 
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SDROBERT Roberts County genealogy

  • SDROBERT Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (35)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Sisseton Agency, Dakota Territory     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Roberts County Military Data      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Roberts County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• General Federation of Women's Clubs Pioneer Daughters  Roberts County
• Roberts County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Roberts County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Sisseton Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Newspaper Archive of The Wilmot Enterprise      (Source: SmallTownPapers)
• Roberts County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Sisseton Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Sisseton Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• The Sisseton weekly standard      (Source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers)
• The Wilmot Enterprise  Dec 1, 2005 - Apr 16, 2009     (Source: Google News Archive)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Obituary search includes Sisseton Courier      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes The Sisseton Courier      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Rosholt Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Sisseton Courier 
• Sisseton Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Wilmot Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Roberts County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from South Dakota      (Source: USGenWeb South Dakota Archives)
• Roberts County  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Roberts County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Roberts County Courthouse 
• Roberts County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)

School Records and Histories

• Corona School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Peever School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Rosholt School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• School Records, 1879-1970      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Sisseton School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• South Dakota School Records  1879-1970     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Wilmot School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (41)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Roberts County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Patents  Roberts County, South Dakota     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Roberts County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

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

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