How to Obtain South Dakota Vital Records

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How to Obtain South Dakota Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

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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Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org
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