Spink County, South Dakota Genealogy and History Records

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Spink County
Spink county lies in the center of the James River Valley, midway between the Minnesota State line and the Missouri river, and contains about 1,512 square miles.
The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1879 within Dakota Territory.
The county seat is Redfield.

1897 Map

Cities
Ashton ~ Conde ~ Doland ~ Frankfort ~ Mellette ~ Redfield

Towns
Brentford ~ Northville ~ Tulare ~ Turton

Census-designated Place
Mansfield (partial)

Unincorporated Communities
Athol ~ Clark Colony ~ Crandon ~ Hillside Colony ~ Spink Colony

County Records
Biographies A-B \| C-M \| N-Z	Birth Records A-H \| I-Z
Cemeteries	Census Records
Churches	County News/History
Death Records	Family Bibles and Records
History Topics	Marriages
Military Records	News Gleanings
Obituaries and Death Notices	People
Schools	Wills

WEBSITE UPDATES

APRIL 2024
BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line - N. P. Bromley, William Frederick Bruell, W. D. Craig, H. P. Packard
CENSUS: 1900 Census for Frankfort School Districts No. 6, 7, 8
MARRIAGES: transcribed by Robin Line - News - Stevick-Gutekunst, Warne-Brambold
OBITS: transcribed by Robin Line - Mary Tomsha
PEOPLE: T. S. Everitt

JULY 2023
BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line - C. W. Gregory
History: Ashton, Location, Streams, Soil, Climate, Water, Productions, Settlement, Rapidity of Settlement, No Railroad Land, Ashton, Platted, Local Papers, Building, County Seat, Ashton Wants . . .

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Surrounding Counties
Brown County - north
Day County - northeast
Clark County - east
Beadle County - south
Hand County - southwest
Faulk County - west