Lawrence County Tax Records
Scope and Contents
The Lawrence County Tax Records available include: Ledgers, from 1880 through 1974, Spearfish Assessment books from 1914 through 1955, numerous tax sale certificate books, and some receipt books. This includes deed books and receipt books.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1974
Biographical Note
Lawrence Country gets its name from its first county treasurer, Colonel John Lawrence (1839-1889). The county is located on the western border of South Dakota with the county seat located in Deadwood. Lawrence County was officially organized in April 1877, and with Butte County and Pennington County becoming official, Lawrence County became the smallest in the Black Hills. Even though it became the smallest, it was considered the most important with containing one-half of the population and wealth in the Black Hills. The county seat was originally supposed to be in Crook City, but it later got moved to Deadwood making it a permanent home there.
Extent
517 Volumes
229.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Organization of the Collection
Collection arranged by type of document and then chronologically. There are four series/document types: Tax Ledgers, Receipt Books, Assessment Books, and Other Documents.
- Title
- Guide to the Lawrence County Tax Records
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roberta Sago.
- Date
- October 27, 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu