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Hand County, South Dakota

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  • Andrew W. Thompson (1851 - 1924)
  • William Webster "Webb" Jewell (1880 - 1935)
    1880 Census Cuivre, Audrain, Missouri, SD#3 ED#1, p#14, 7 June 1880 Jewell, Brutus, 23, b. Kentucky, both parents b. Kentucky; Clo Ann, 18, wife, b. Ohio, both parents b. Ohio; Willie W., 1/12, b. May,...

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hand County, South Dakota.

Hand County was named for George A. Hand, territorial secretary. It was created in 1873 by the Dakota territorial legislature. The boundaries were finalized in 1882, the year it was organized.

Adjacent Counties

Communities

  • Dale Colony
  • Miller (County Seat)
  • Northwest Hand
  • Polo
  • Ree Heights
  • St. Lawrence
  • Vayland
  • Wessington (part)

Other Townships: Alden, Alpha, Bates, Burdette, Campbell, Carlton, Cedar, Como, Florence, Gilbert, Glendale, Grand, Greenleaf, Hiland, Holden, Hulbert, Linn, Logan, Midland, Miller, Mondamin, Ohio, Ontario, Park, Pearl, Plato, Pleasant Valley, Ree Heights, Riverside, Rockdale, Rose Hill, St. Lawrence, Spring Hill, Spring Lake, Wheaton and York

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