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Directory of all 66 counties in South Dakota. Access official courthouse addresses, recording fee schedules, marriage licenses, vital statistics, and government records search portals.
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SDCL § 7-9-15 (Flat $30 per document)
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$0.50 per $500 ($1.00 per $1,000) Real Estate Transfer Fee
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All South Dakota Counties Directory (66)
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FIPS 46003
Pop. 2782
Aurora County
County Seat: Plankinton
Aurora County Courthouse / Recording Office, Plankinton, SD 57368
(605) 351-3093
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46005
Pop. 19.591
Beadle County
County Seat: Huron
Beadle County Courthouse / Recording Office, Huron, SD 57350
(605) 385-3155
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46007
Pop. 3305
Bennett County
County Seat: Martin
Bennett County Courthouse / Recording Office, Martin, SD 57551
(605) 419-3217
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46009
Pop. 7065
Bon Homme County
County Seat: Tyndall
Bon Homme County Courthouse / Recording Office, Tyndall, SD 57066
(605) 453-3279
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46011
Pop. 35.980
Brookings County
County Seat: Brookings
Brookings County Courthouse / Recording Office, Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 487-3341
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46013
Pop. 37.733
Brown County
County Seat: Aberdeen
Brown County Courthouse / Recording Office, Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 521-3403
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46015
Pop. 5311
Brule County
County Seat: Chamberlain
Brule County Courthouse / Recording Office, Chamberlain, SD 57325
(605) 555-3465
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46017
Pop. 1884
Buffalo County
County Seat: Gann Valley
Buffalo County Courthouse / Recording Office, Gann Valley, SD 57341
(605) 589-3527
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46019
Pop. 10.863
Butte County
County Seat: Belle Fourche
Butte County Courthouse / Recording Office, Belle Fourche, SD 57717
(605) 623-3589
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46021
Pop. 1340
Campbell County
County Seat: Mound
Campbell County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mound, SD 57632
(605) 657-3651
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46023
Pop. 9240
Charles Mix County
County Seat: Lake Andes
Charles Mix County Courthouse / Recording Office, Lake Andes, SD 57356
(605) 691-3713
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46025
Pop. 3948
Clark County
County Seat: Clark
Clark County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clark, SD 57225
(605) 725-3775
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46027
Pop. 15.431
Clay County
County Seat: Vermillion
Clay County Courthouse / Recording Office, Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 759-3837
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46029
Pop. 28.971
Codington County
County Seat: Watertown
Codington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Watertown, SD 57201
(605) 793-3899
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46031
Pop. 3782
Corson County
County Seat: McIntosh
Corson County Courthouse / Recording Office, McIntosh, SD 57621
(605) 827-3961
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46033
Pop. 9117
Custer County
County Seat: Custer
Custer County Courthouse / Recording Office, Custer, SD 57722
(605) 861-4023
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46035
Pop. 19.922
Davison County
County Seat: Mitchell
Davison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 895-4085
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46037
Pop. 5451
Day County
County Seat: Webster
Day County Courthouse / Recording Office, Webster, SD 57219
(605) 229-4147
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46039
Pop. 4354
Deuel County
County Seat: Clear Lake
Deuel County Courthouse / Recording Office, Clear Lake, SD 57213
(605) 263-4209
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46041
Pop. 5208
Dewey County
County Seat: Timber Lake
Dewey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Timber Lake, SD 57656
(605) 297-4271
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46043
Pop. 2838
Douglas County
County Seat: Armour
Douglas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Armour, SD 57313
(605) 331-4333
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46045
Pop. 4057
Edmunds County
County Seat: Ipswich
Edmunds County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ipswich, SD 57451
(605) 365-4395
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46047
Pop. 7393
Fall River County
County Seat: Hot Springs
Fall River County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hot Springs, SD 57747
(605) 399-4457
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46049
Pop. 2151
Faulk County
County Seat: Faulkton
Faulk County Courthouse / Recording Office, Faulkton, SD 57435
(605) 433-4519
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46051
Pop. 7553
Grant County
County Seat: Milbank
Grant County Courthouse / Recording Office, Milbank, SD 57252
(605) 467-4581
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46053
Pop. 4018
Gregory County
County Seat: Burke
Gregory County Courthouse / Recording Office, Burke, SD 57317
(605) 501-4643
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46055
Pop. 1851
Haakon County
County Seat: Philip
Haakon County Courthouse / Recording Office, Philip, SD 57567
(605) 535-4705
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46057
Pop. 6451
Hamlin County
County Seat: Hayti
Hamlin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hayti, SD 57241
(605) 569-4767
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46059
Pop. 3107
Hand County
County Seat: Miller
Hand County Courthouse / Recording Office, Miller, SD 57362
(605) 603-4829
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46061
Pop. 3471
Hanson County
County Seat: Alexandria
Hanson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Alexandria, SD 57311
(605) 637-4891
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46063
Pop. 1324
Harding County
County Seat: Buffalo
Harding County Courthouse / Recording Office, Buffalo, SD 57720
(605) 671-4953
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46065
Pop. 17.624
Hughes County
County Seat: Pierre
Hughes County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 705-5015
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46067
Pop. 7394
Hutchinson County
County Seat: Olivet
Hutchinson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Olivet, SD 57052
(605) 739-5077
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46069
Pop. 1186
Hyde County
County Seat: Highmore
Hyde County Courthouse / Recording Office, Highmore, SD 57345
(605) 773-5139
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46071
Pop. 2776
Jackson County
County Seat: Kadoka
Jackson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Kadoka, SD 57543
(605) 807-5201
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46073
Pop. 1660
Jerauld County
County Seat: Wessington Springs
Jerauld County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wessington Springs, SD 57312
(605) 841-5263
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46075
Pop. 855
Jones County
County Seat: Murdo
Jones County Courthouse / Recording Office, Murdo, SD 57559
(605) 875-5325
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46077
Pop. 5276
Kingsbury County
County Seat: De Smet
Kingsbury County Courthouse / Recording Office, De Smet, SD 57231
(605) 209-5387
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46079
Pop. 11.031
Lake County
County Seat: Madison
Lake County Courthouse / Recording Office, Madison, SD 57042
(605) 243-5449
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46081
Pop. 28.053
Lawrence County
County Seat: Deadwood
Lawrence County Courthouse / Recording Office, Deadwood, SD 57732
(605) 277-5511
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46083
Pop. 73.238
Lincoln County
County Seat: Canton
Lincoln County Courthouse / Recording Office, Canton, SD 57013
(605) 311-5573
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46085
Pop. 3705
Lyman County
County Seat: Kennebec
Lyman County Courthouse / Recording Office, Kennebec, SD 57544
(605) 345-5635
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46091
Pop. 4390
Marshall County
County Seat: Britton
Marshall County Courthouse / Recording Office, Britton, SD 57430
(605) 447-5821
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46087
Pop. 5809
McCook County
County Seat: Salem
McCook County Courthouse / Recording Office, Salem, SD 57058
(605) 379-5697
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46089
Pop. 2334
McPherson County
County Seat: Leola
McPherson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Leola, SD 57456
(605) 413-5759
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46093
Pop. 30.954
Meade County
County Seat: Sturgis
Meade County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sturgis, SD 57626
(605) 481-5883
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46095
Pop. 1851
Mellette County
County Seat: White River
Mellette County Courthouse / Recording Office, White River, SD 57579
(605) 515-5945
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46097
Pop. 2280
Miner County
County Seat: Howard
Miner County Courthouse / Recording Office, Howard, SD 57321
(605) 549-6007
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46099
Pop. 206.930
Minnehaha County
County Seat: Sioux Falls
415 N Dakota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-4223
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46101
Pop. 6450
Moody County
County Seat: Flandreau
Moody County Courthouse / Recording Office, Flandreau, SD 57028
(605) 617-6131
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46102
Pop. 13.434
Oglala Lakota County
County Seat: Hot Springs
Oglala Lakota County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hot Springs, SD 57747
(605) 634-6162
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46103
Pop. 115.903
Pennington County
County Seat: Rapid
Pennington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rapid, SD 57701
(605) 651-6193
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46105
Pop. 2834
Perkins County
County Seat: Bison
Perkins County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bison, SD 57620
(605) 685-6255
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46107
Pop. 2413
Potter County
County Seat: Gettysburg
Potter County Courthouse / Recording Office, Gettysburg, SD 57442
(605) 719-6317
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46109
Pop. 10.206
Roberts County
County Seat: Sisseton
Roberts County Courthouse / Recording Office, Sisseton, SD 56219
(605) 753-6379
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46111
Pop. 2399
Sanborn County
County Seat: Woonsocket
Sanborn County Courthouse / Recording Office, Woonsocket, SD 57385
(605) 787-6441
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46115
Pop. 6166
Spink County
County Seat: Redfield
Spink County Courthouse / Recording Office, Redfield, SD 57469
(605) 855-6565
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46117
Pop. 3043
Stanley County
County Seat: Fort Pierre
Stanley County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fort Pierre, SD 57532
(605) 889-6627
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46119
Pop. 1494
Sully County
County Seat: Onida
Sully County Courthouse / Recording Office, Onida, SD 57564
(605) 223-6689
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46121
Pop. 9199
Todd County
County Seat: Todd
Todd County Courthouse / Recording Office, Todd, SD 57526
(605) 257-6751
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46123
Pop. 5621
Tripp County
County Seat: Winner
Tripp County Courthouse / Recording Office, Winner, SD 57528
(605) 291-6813
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46125
Pop. 9027
Turner County
County Seat: Parker
Turner County Courthouse / Recording Office, Parker, SD 57053
(605) 325-6875
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46127
Pop. 17.183
Union County
County Seat: Elk Point
Union County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elk Point, SD 57025
(605) 359-6937
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46129
Pop. 5269
Walworth County
County Seat: Selby
Walworth County Courthouse / Recording Office, Selby, SD 57472
(605) 393-6999
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46135
Pop. 23.517
Yankton County
County Seat: Yankton
Yankton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 495-7185
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
FIPS 46137
Pop. 2322
Ziebach County
County Seat: Dupree
Ziebach County Courthouse / Recording Office, Dupree, SD 57623
(605) 529-7247
Deed 1st Page: $30.00 Full Details
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In South Dakota, real estate deeds, mortgages, and liens are officially recorded by the Register of Deeds. Standard recording fees are governed by SDCL § 7-9-15 (Flat $30 per document) with a base fee of $30.00 for the first page and $0.00 for each additional page.
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