This page provides links to all available South Dakota historical newspaper images and transcriptions found online by AccessGenealogy. Organized alphabetically by town or city.
Newspapers can serve as an invaluable data source for diligent researchers. Family historians can discover vital statistics information in birth notices, marriage notices, and obituaries, which are especially helpful during periods prior to public record keeping of vital statistics or when public records have been lost or destroyed. Social columns offer news of a personal nature, such as anniversaries, graduations, promotions, and reunions. Legal notices provide information on probate proceedings, divorce cases, and estate or tax sales. Advertisements or wanted notices for missing persons often contain personal details, last known locations, and intended destinations. Special editions or columns commemorate local historical events. It is crucial to remember that newspapers are a secondary source of information, and details may be somewhat inaccurate.
Aberdeen
- The star. (Aberdeen, S.D.) 1891-1898
- The state Democrat. [volume] (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1890-1900
- The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1902-1909
Big Stone City
- The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883
- The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890
Brookings
- Brookings County Sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890
- Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894
- Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898
- Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903
- The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971
Canton
- Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877
- The Canton Advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897
- The daily Dakota farmers’ leader. [volume] (Canton, South Dakota) 1890-1890
- Canton daily leader. [volume] (Canton, South Dakota) 1896-1896
- Dakota farmers’ leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-1916
- Dakota farmers’ advocate. (Canton, S.D.) 1890
Clifton
Custer
- Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890
- Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931
DeSmet
- The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891
- Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929
Effington
Elk Point
- Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1913
- The daily courier. [volume] (Elk Point, South Dakota) 1890
Eureka
- Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 1902-1907
- Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., Süd=Dakota) 1904-1912
Forest City
Gann Valley
Hot Springs
- The Hot Springs star, Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1887-1892
- Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917
Hurley
Kadoka
- The Kadoka press. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1908-1910
- The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923
- The Kadoka press. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1923-1924
Kimball
- Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883
- The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905
Lemmon
Madison
Milbank
Miller
- Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893
- The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-1904
- The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1904-1908
- The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 1906-1924
Mitchell
- The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1918
- Süd Dakota Nachrichten. (Mitchell, Süd=Dakota) 1890-1899
Mobridge
Newell
North Lemmon
Philip
- The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1906-1912
- Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912
- Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918
- The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1917-1919
- Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1918-1920
- The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-1922
Pierre
Pine Ridge
Rapid City
- The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904
- The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-1911
Scotland
Sioux Falls
- Süd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, Süd=Dakota) 1896-1900
- Süd=Dakota Nachrichten und Herold. (Sioux Falls, Süd=Dakota) 1900-1901
- Nachrichten=herold. (Sioux Falls, Süd-Dakota) 1901-1907
- Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, Süd-Dakota) 1907-1918
Sisseton
- Sisseton Posten (Sisseton, SD) – 1902-1912
- The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929
Sturgis
Tabor
- The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913
- The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-1922
Timber Lake
Wagner
- The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1905-1911
- The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912
- The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912
- The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912
Warner
- The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885
- The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1888
Watertown
Webster
Wessington Springs
Wood
Yankton
- Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875
- Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880
- Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889