Union County

County Gov Records Local Gov Records Other Gov Records Non Gov Records

County Government Records

County Office

Title

Location

Assessor

Assessment Books, 1872-1875

V. 737-755

Auditor

Retail Druggist Reports, 1917-1924

Box 2169

 

State Wolf Bounty Record, 1901-1923

V. 138

Board of County Commissioners

Drainage Ditch Viewers Record, 1886-1894

Vol. 375, Vol. 376, FB 298

 

Miscellaneous. Records, 1865-1877 (H79-10)

Mf #1746

County Court

Bar Docket and County Commissioners Minutes, 1890-1891

V. 1173

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Common Jury Record, 1904-1905

V. 1212

 

Court Records, 1866-1890

V. 1213 &1214, and box 1169A

 

Court Calendar, 1890-1917

V. 46

 

Criminal Case Files, 1922-1974 (91-131)

Box 4492-4497

 

Judgment Book, 1877-1888

V. 45

 

Judgment Dockets, 1876-1948

V. 1209-1211

 

Justices Dockets, 1870-1940

V. 1731-1743

 

Justice Dockets, 1940-1978 (91-132)

V. 5108-5173

 

Marriage Certificates, 1919-1923

Box 2263B

 

Miscellaneous Filed Papers, 1866-1931

Boxes 2188A & 2188B

 

Mothers Pension Records, 1922-1940

Box 2182B

 

Naturalization Records, 1872-1946

V. 646-663, Boxes 2306A & 2306B

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Notary Records, 1927-1975

V. 1085 & 1086

 

Probate Records, 1869-1962

V. 47-59

 

Public Officials Bond Records, 1950-1975

Boxes 2185A & 2185B

 

Register of Actions, 1922-1933

V. 1089

 

Register of Farm Names, 1911-1923

V. 1239

Register of Deeds

Land Transactions, 1860-1929

Box 730

 

Marks and Brands, 1865-1900

V. 416

 

Record of Chattel Mortgages, 1867-1875

V. 1479

Superintendent of Schools

District School Clerk’s Annual Reports

V. 1153

 

Official Forms

V. 1154

 

2nd and 3rd Grade Teachers Certification Records, 1895-1907

V. 1159, V. 1160, V. 1161

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Annual Reports, 1880-1909

FB 5

 

District Officers Meetings Attendance Records, 1926-1940

V. 1162

 

Incoming Correspondence, 1893-1910

Box 248

 

Letterbook, 1905-1909

V. 1163

 

Library Book Records, 1900-1956

V. 1155, V. 1156, V. 1157

 

Notices of Beginning of School, 1909-1912

Box 677

 

Pamphlets and Program, 1888-1896 (H78-42)

Box 3572

 

Pupils Examinations, 1886-1903

Box 2170

 

Reading Circle Records, 1911-1913

Box 2170

 

Records of 7th and 8th Grade Graduation, 1903-1920

Box 2170

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Records of School Officers and School Apportionment Reports, 1891-1919

V. 377, V. 378

 

Scrapbook, 1902-1927

V. 1158

 

Student Classification Records, 1909-1911

Box 2170

 

Student Contests, 1911-1913

Box 2170

 

Superintendent’s Memoranda of School Visits, 1891-1893

Box 2264

 

Teacher’s Association Records, 1895-1902

Box 498

 

Teacher’s Institute Records, 1887-1899

Box 498

Treasurer

Motor Vehicle Registration Books

V. 417-419

 

Returns, Bills, Receipts, 1870-1899

Box 2169

 

Tax Lists, 1870-1901

Vs. 1780-1788

 

Treasurer’s Sale Books, 1884-1908

Box. 1578

 Local Government Records

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Department

Title

Location

Elk Point

Justice Court Criminal Case Files, 1957-1958 (91-135)

Box 4517 A and B

Ludwig School District #62

School Records, 1892-1955

V. 2038-2050. Box 3803

School District #13

Minutes, 1866-1945

V. 422

 Other Government Records

Department

Title

Location

Works Progress Administration

Research and Records Projects South Dakota Graves Registration Files, 1940 (96-041)

Census Shelves Box 35

 

Union County Cemetery Maps

MD 292, 294, 306

 Non-Government Records

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Collection

Title

Location

Manuscript

A.O. Ringsrud Papers, Photograph and Subject Files, 1889-1979 (H91-32)

Box 4052 A

 

St. Peter’s Catholic Church Collection, Vital Records, 1868-1890 (H92-24)

Mf #1303

 

Vivian Tunell School Essay: “An Historical Glimpse of Union County,   S. D.”, 1935  (H-75-355)

Box 3550A

General Photograph Collection (*restricted)

Alcester, SD*

See Finding Aid

 

Beresford, SD*

P004

 

Big Springs, SD

P004

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Elk Point, SD*

P012

 

Jefferson, SD*

P019

General Subject Files (vertical files)

Alcester, S.D.

Beresford, S.D.

Elk Point, S.D.

Jefferson, S.D.

Richland, S.D.

Union County

See Finding Aid

City and County Histories

A Sense of time, a sense of place / [compiled by the Historical Society of Union County]. [South Dakota : Historical Society of Union County, 1989?]

F657 .U5 S46 1989

 

Alcester Centennial Committee (South Dakota). Centennial, Alcester, South Dakota, 1879-1979 : celebrating 100 years of growth. [S.l. : s.n., 1979?].

F659 .A44 XA43

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Beresford 1884 – 1984 / Centennial Book Committee. [S.1.] : Dwayne Straw, Doug Hustrilid, 1983.  (Beresford Republic and Lennox Independent).

F659 .B49 B5 1984

 

Committee (Elk Point, S.D.). Quasquicentennial, Elk Point, South Dakota, 1859-198.  [ Elk Point, S.D. : Book Committee, 1984].

F659 .E4 Q37X 1984

 

Centennial, Alcester, South Dakota, 1879-1979 : Celebrating 100 years of growth / [Historical Book Committee : Melvin Johnson and Marlin Bartlett, editors].  [Alcester SD : s. n., 1979]

F659 .A35 C39 1979

 

Collins, Edward Elliot. A History of Union county, South Dakota, to 1880  Thesis (M.A.) Dept. of History, University of South Dakota,  Vermillion : University of South Dakota, 1937. (F657.U5C71 1937)

F657 .U5 C71 1937

 

Dakota Territory Centennial, 1861-1961, in conjunction with Union County 4-H achievement day, Alcester, South Dakota [Alcester, S.D. : Alcester Union ; Stickney, S.D. : Argus Printers, 1961?].

F659 .A43 D3

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Fate, William Henry Harrison, comp. Historical glimpse of the early settlement of Union county; contributed articles and illustrations glimpsing the historical, pioneer life and achievements of the early settlers of Union county, South Dakota, 1860-1924. Sioux City IA : Perkins Bros. Co., 1924.

F657 .U5 F25 1924

 

Jefferson history, 1859-1959-1964.  [Jefferson, S.D. : Jefferson Chamber of Commerce; 1984]. 

F659 .J45 J45 1984

 

Parker, Donald Dean. History of our county and state : [Union County] [Brookings] : South Dakota State College, [1960].

F657 .U5 P23 1960

 

Tollefson, Alice Adelaide Olson. Incidents in the early times of southeastern Dakota Territory.   [United States ; s.n., 19--?]. 

F655 .T64

Atlases

Atlas of Clay and Union Counties, South Dakota; containing maps of townships of the county; maps of state, United States and world; farmers directory’; analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys. (Des Moines : Anderson Publishing, 1924)

Library

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Atlas of Union County / compiled by the Centennial Atlas (Watertown, S.D. : Centennial Atlas, c 1990

Research Room

Newspapers

Alcester

Alcester Union, 1900-1997

See Finding Aid

 

Beresford

Beresford News 1899-1926

School Life, 1905

Union County Republic/Beresford Republic, 1897-1997

See Finding Aid

 

Elk Point

Union County Courier/Leader-Courier

Elk Point Tribune

Dakota Gleaner

See Finding Aid

School Yearbooks

Beresford

“The Watchdog,” 1930

See Finding Aid

Maps

 

Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau

Jefferson, 1941

North Sioux City, 1964

Stevens, 1934

See Finding Aid

 

Sanborn Map Company

Beresford, 1893, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1917, 1928

Elk Point, 1883, 1892, 1898, 1903, 1912, 1917, 1928

 

See Finding Aid

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