History and Genealogy of Aurora County, South Dakota

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Aurora County,
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Townships

Aurora

Belford

Bristol

Center

Cooper

Crystal Lake

Dudley

Eureka

Firesteel

Gales

Hopper

Lake

Palatine

Patten

Plankinton

Pleasant Lake

Pleasant Valley

Truro

Washington

White Lake

Cities & Towns

Aurora Center

Flynn

Plankinton

Robey

Stickney

Storla

White Lake

Courthouse Info

Aurora County Courthouse
401 N Main
PO Box 397
Plankinton SD

57368-0397
(605) 942-7163

Online Data

Biographies

Birth Records

Cemeteries

Census

Churches

County History

Death Records

Family Histories

1885 Article

Land Records

Maps and Plats

Marriages

Military

Newspapers

Obituaries

Pioneer Women

Government

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Aurora County, named for the Roman goddess of the dawn, was created by the South Dakota legislature on Feb. 22, 1879, and

organized in 1881 when three county commissioners were appointed. The county commission first met on Aug. 29, 1881, and

named Plankinton the county seat, an act which was ratified by voters in November 1882.

County Seat: Plankinton
Year Organized: 1881
Square Miles: 708

The state vital records office has the following:

Birth, Marriage, and Death: From July 1905, and access to
some records for events which occurred prior to that date.

Birth, Marriage, and Death: Since 1943, are available from
the Register of Deeds in the county where the event occurred.

Vital Records, Dept of Health
600 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
(605) 773-4961

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