Enter a first and/or last name to search South Dakota birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the South Dakota birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain South Dakota birth certificates is available below.
Birth records contain information about a person's birth, including the date of birth, place of birth, sometimes the names of the mother and father, and even the physician who attended the birth. Birth certificates issued by state and local governments will often include the place of residence, and the mother's maiden name.
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing South Dakota birth records, South Dakota birth ceritificates, South Dakota birth notices, South Dakota birth indexes, and other related South Dakota genealogy records.
Birth records have long been used to help with genealogy research. They are considered to be "primary source" records, because the information is recorded by an eye witness, at the time the birth takes place. The Internet has allowed people to store birth records into various online archives. This has brought access to online birth records much more easier for genealogy researchers.
Newspapers frequently publish notices of births, and in addition to birth certificates, are a popular source of research by genealogists. Newspapers typically do not announce the names of the newborn, but list the sex of the child, the names of the parents, the place and date of birth.
On this page you will find the most comprehensive databases containing birth records of South Dakota. We also suggest searching for "South Dakota birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain South Dakota Birth Certificates
Statewide vital record registration for births, deaths, and marriages began in South Dakota in July 1905. Some earlier marriage records may be found in the office of the register of deeds of a particular county.
For birth, marriage, and death records from 1 July 1905, write:
State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
445 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
For prior records, write to the clerk of the county in question.
Other South Dakota Birth Records Websites
- South Dakota Department of Health - Data, Statistics and Vital Records
- VitalRec - South Dakota Vital Records
- Access Genealogy - South Dakota Birth Database
- I Dream of Genealogy - South Dakota Birth Records
Request Birth Certificates Online - VitalChek
- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates! at Ancestry.com
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