This page provides information on obtaining copies of South Dakota
birth certificates, South Dakota marriage licenses, South Dakota divorce
decrees and South Dakota death records. There are also useful
links to past South Dakota Vital Records for those of you conducting
family history research. General information about US vital
records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page
South Dakota birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
207 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 1-A
Pierre, SD 57501
South Dakota birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The South Dakota Department of Health may be contacted
by phone on (605) 773-4961 or online at https://doh.sd.gov/records/
Remarks:
State office has records filed after July 1905
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