Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual
County Chronologies
ADAMS
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of ADAMS in present South Dakota from BROWN; creation did not take effect [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 1, secs. 1, 12,
16/pp. 221224)
ADAMS (N.D.)
17 Apr 1907
ADAMS created by North Dakota from
HETTINGER; ADAMS not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall, 237238)
24 Apr 1907
ADAMS fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 446)
ALBANY
(Wyo.)
16 Dec 1868
ALBANY (Wyo.) created by Dakota Territory in
present Wyoming from LARAMIE (Wyo.). Although Wyoming Territory had been
created on 25 July 1868, Dakota Territory retained jurisdiction until 19 May
1869 when Wyoming Territory was officially organized. Error in the definition
of ALBANY's western boundary was corrected 13 December 1869 by the Wyoming
Territorial Legislature.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1868, 8th sess., ch. 28/p. 311;
Trenholm, 1:84, 334; Whitehead, 198)
19 May 1869
Wyoming Territory became fully organized.
ALBANY (Wyo.) became a county in Wyoming Territory; ALBANY eliminated from
Dakota Territory.
(Trenholm, 1:84, 334)
ALLRED
(N.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
ALLRED (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct); ALLRED not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec.
4/p. 58)
10 Mar 1885
ALLRED (extinct) lost to WALLACE (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
02 Nov 1889
ALLRED (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS to gain all
of ALLRED (extinct); gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35;
Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
ALLRED (extinct) lost all territory to
BILLINGS; ALLRED eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme
Court, 24 May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated
Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
ALLRED (extinct) re-created from BILLINGS
when the North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and
confirmed its decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254;
Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
ALLRED (extinct) attached to WILLIAMS
"for judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 71/p. 81)
16 Mar 1905
ALLRED lost all territory to McKENZIE;
ALLRED eliminated, ending its attachment to WILLIAMS.
(N. Dak. Laws 1905, 9th
sess., ch. 73/p. 155; Hall, 236)
ARMSTRONG
(Dakota Territory, original, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
ARMSTRONG (Dakota Territory, original,
extinct) created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from CHARLES MIX
and HUTCHINSON; ARMSTRONG not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 9/p. 32)
01 Oct 1879
ARMSTRONG (Dakota Territory, original) lost
all territory to HUTCHINSON; ARMSTRONG eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th
sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
ARMSTRONG
(S.D., created as PYATT, extinct)
08 Mar 1883
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory,
extinct), RUSK (now DEWEY), and STANLEY; PYATT not fully organized, attached to
LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 3, 7/pp. 2829)
02 Nov 1889
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) became a
county in the state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp.
676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
25 Feb 1893
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) detached
from LAWRENCE, attached to STANLEY for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1893,
3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
28 Feb 1893
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) lost to
STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of PYATT (later ARMSTRONG,
extinct) to STANLEY for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895,
4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
06 Jun 1895
PYATT renamed ARMSTRONG (extinct).
(S. Dak.
Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 52/p. 59)
08 Nov 1898
ARMSTRONG (extinct) lost small area to
STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 41/p. 90; Early History of South
Dakota Counties, 102)
by 1 Feb 1911
ARMSTRONG
(extinct) lost to DEWEY and non-county area when boundaries were moved to run
on federal land survey lines.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137;
S. Dak. Rev. Code 1919, 1:142, 145)
01 Feb 1911
ARMSTRONG (extinct) lost to creation of
ZIEBACH.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of ARMSTRONG (extinct) to STANLEY
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec.,
ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of ARMSTRONG (extinct) to STANLEY
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch.
304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1953
ARMSTRONG lost all territory to DEWEY;
ARMSTRONG eliminated, ending its attachment to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1951, 32d
sess., ch. 37/p. 38; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:339)
ASHMORE (see
POTTER, S.D.)
AURORA
(S.D.)
01 Oct 1879
AURORA created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from CRAGIN (Dakota Territory, extinct) and WETMORE
(Dakota Territory, extinct); AURORA not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 10/p. 24)
29 Aug 1881
AURORA fully organized.
(Andreas, 183)
17 Apr 1883
AURORA lost to creation of JERAULD.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 23/p. 36)
02 Nov 1889
AURORA became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BARNES
(N.D., created as BURBANK)
04 Jan 1873
BURBANK (now BARNES) created by Dakota
Territory in present North Dakota from PEMBINA; BURBANK not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 5/p. 51)
12 Jan 1875
BURBANK (now BARNES) lost to creation of
TRAILL.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 32, sec. 1/p. 74)
14 Jan 1875
BURBANK renamed BARNES.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1874, 11th sess., ch. 30/p. 71)
05 Aug 1878
BARNES fully organized.
(History of the
Red River Valley, 2:700)
18 Feb 1881
BARNES lost to creation of GRIGGS.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 41/p. 44)
02 Nov 1889
BARNES became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
BEADLE
(Dakota Territory, original, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
BEADLE (Dakota Territory, original, extinct)
created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota, plus a small area of North
Dakota, from HANSON; BEADLE not fully organized, not attached. This county was
located in a different part of the territory from the present BEADLE County,
South Dakota created 1 October 1879.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16,
sec. 25/p. 35)
01 Oct 1879
BEADLE (Dakota Territory, original) lost to
creation of BROWN; remainder of BEADLE reverted to Non-County Area (12); BEADLE
(Dakota Territory, original) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch.
12/pp. 2027)
BEADLE
(S.D.)
01 Oct 1879
BEADLE created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from BURCHARD (Dakota Territory, extinct), CLARK,
KINGSBURY, and SPINK; BEADLE not fully organized, not attached. This BEADLE
County was located in a different part of the territory from BEADLE (Dakota
Territory, original, extinct), which was eliminated on this date.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 12/p. 24)
26 Jul 1880
BEADLE fully organized.
(Andreas, 145)
02 Nov 1889
BEADLE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BENNETT
(S.D.)
03 Jun 1909
BENNETT created by South Dakota from
LUGENBEEL (extinct), SHANNON, WASHABAUGH (extinct), and WASHINGTON (extinct);
LUGENBEEL eliminated. BENNETT not fully organized, attached to FALL RIVER for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
02 Mar 1911
BENNETT lost to TODD.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911,
12th sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
27 Apr 1912
BENNETT fully organized, detached from FALL
RIVER.
(HRS S. Dak., Bennett, 7; "Dakota's Counties," 13)
BENSON
(N.D.)
09 Mar 1883
BENSON created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct) and RAMSEY;
BENSON not fully organized, attached to GRAND FORKS "for judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 12/p. 19)
04 Jun 1884
BENSON fully organized, detached from GRAND
FORKS.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 446)
by 13 Mar 1885
BENSON gained from DE SMET (Dakota
Territory, extinct) and RAMSEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 32/p.
269)
28 Apr 1885
BENSON lost to RAMSEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 32, sec. 3/p. 270; Hall, 213214)
02 Nov 1889
BENSON became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
06 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized RAMSEY to gain from
BENSON; gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
130/p. 329)
BIG SIOUX
(Minn. Territory, extinct)
23 May 1857
BIG SIOUX (Minnesota Territory, extinct)
created by Minnesota Territory in present South Dakota from BROWN (Minn.).
PIPESTONE (now ROCK, Minn.) attached to BIG SIOUX "for all judicial and
elective purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14, secs.
56/p. 67)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. BIG SIOUX (Minnesota
Territory) eliminated.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch. 60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch.
31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
BILLINGS
(N.D.)
10 Feb 1879
BILLINGS created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) and Non-County
Area (1); BILLINGS not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879,
13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 5/p. 19)
08 Mar 1883
BILLINGS lost to creation of BOWMAN and
VILLARD (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch.
38/p. 56)
10 Mar 1885
BILLINGS gained from BOWMAN, exchanged with
DUNN and VILLARD (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th
sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
04 May 1886
BILLINGS fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 447)
13 Mar 1887
BILLINGS gained from VILLARD (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 179, secs. 13/pp.
374375)
02 Nov 1889
BILLINGS became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS to gain from
ALLRED (extinct), BOWMAN, McKENZIE, WALLACE (extinct), and part of Non-County
Area (9); legislature also authorized STARK to gain from BILLINGS. Neither
change took effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs.
611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
BILLINGS
gained all of ALLRED (extinct), BOWMAN, and McKENZIE; BILLINGS also gained part
of WALLACE (extinct) and gained part of Non-County Area (9); ALLRED, BOWMAN,
McKENZIE, and WALLACE eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota
Supreme Court, 24 May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in
Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123;
Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
BILLINGS lost to re-creation of ALLRED
(extinct), BOWMAN, McKENZIE, and WALLACE (extinct) when the North Dakota
Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its decision of
18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner
v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
08 Nov 1904
BILLINGS gained all of BOWMAN; BOWMAN
eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 67/p. 76; North Dakota Blue
Book, 447)
10 Jun 1907
BILLINGS lost to re-creation of BOWMAN;
BOWMAN was re-created by proclamation of the governor.
(North Dakota Blue Book,
447)
19 Sep 1912
BILLINGS lost to creation of GOLDEN VALLEY.
Vote authorizing this creation passed 837 to 756 in the general election held 8
November 1910, but litigation delayed this enactment until 19 September 1912
when the North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the vote.
(Hall, 246248; HRS N.
Dak., Golden Valley, 2; "Pederson v. Board of Commissioners of
Billings County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 23:547555)
03 Nov 1914
BILLINGS lost to creation of SLOPE; vote to
create SLOPE passed 740 to 356.
(Hall, 248)
BLAINE
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of BLAINE in present North Dakota from CAVALIER, RAMSEY, and WALSH; creation
did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 4/p.
227)
BLUE EARTH
(Minn.)
05 Mar 1853
BLUE EARTH (Minn.) created by Minnesota
Territory from DAKOTA (Minn.); included parts of present South Dakota and
Minnesota.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1853, ch. 11, sec. 8/p. 33)
20 Feb 1855
BLUE EARTH (Minn.) exchanged with LE SUEUR
(Minn.) and lost to creation of the following Minnesota counties: BROWN,
FARIBAULT, FREEBORN, and STEELE. BLUE EARTH was eliminated from present South
Dakota.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, secs. 47, 11, 19/pp. 2326)
BON HOMME
(S.D.)
05 Apr 1862
BON HOMME created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; BON HOMME not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 12/p. 242)
08 May 1862
HUTCHINSON attached to BON HOMME "for
election, judicial, and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st
sess., ch. 15/p. 244)
02 Jun 1862
BON HOMME fully organized.
(Andreas, 133,
148)
06 Jan 1864
BUFFALO and CHARLES MIX attached to BON
HOMME "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch.
12/p. 14)
13 Jan 1871
BUFFALO and HUTCHINSON fully organized,
detached from BON HOMME. Boundaries of BON HOMME redefined [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
15 Sep 1879
CHARLES MIX fully organized, detached from
BON HOMME.
(Andreas, 174; "Dakota's Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
BON HOMME became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BOREMAN (S.D.,
extinct)
08 Jan 1873
BOREMAN (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present North and South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); BOREMAN
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19,
sec. 8/p. 46)
10 Feb 1879
BOREMAN (extinct) lost to MORTON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819)
09 Mar 1883
BOREMAN (extinct) lost small area to
creation of SCHNASSE (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 34/p.
51)
02 Nov 1889
BOREMAN (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota. Boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set
at the seventh standard parallel; BOREMAN lost territory to North Dakota.
(U.S.
Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549;
Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
BOREMAN (extinct) attached to CAMPBELL for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
02 Mar 1909
BOREMAN lost all territory to creation of
CORSON; BOREMAN eliminated, ending its attachment to CAMPBELL.
(S. Dak. Laws
1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
BOTTINEAU
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
BOTTINEAU created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; BOTTINEAU not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 3/p. 40; Hall, 183184)
09 Mar 1883
BOTTINEAU lost to creation of WYNN (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 41/p. 61)
17 Jul 1884
BOTTINEAU fully organized.
(North
Dakota Blue Book, 447)
11 Mar 1887
BOTTINEAU gained from WYNN (Dakota
Territory, extinct), lost to creation of PIERCE, and lost to McHENRY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
02 Nov 1889
BOTTINEAU
became a county in the state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp.
676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
BOTTINEAU gained from RENVILLE.
(N. Dak.
Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
BOWMAN
(N.D.)
08 Mar 1883
BOWMAN created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BILLINGS; BOWMAN not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 38/p. 56)
10 Mar 1885
BOWMAN lost to BILLINGS and VILLARD (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
02 Nov 1889
BOWMAN became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS and STARK to
gain all of BOWMAN; neither gain took effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35;
Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
BOWMAN lost all territory to BILLINGS;
BOWMAN eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24 May
1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N.
Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
BOWMAN re-created from BILLINGS when the
North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its
decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896. BOWMAN
implicitly gained part of Non-County Area (9) located between 46 degrees north
latitude and the southern boundary of North Dakota, and gained a small strip
along its eastern line, when the boundary was shifted from 103 degrees west
longitude to the line between ranges 98 and 99. This placed the county
boundaries on federal land survey lines.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John
Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
BOWMAN attached to STARK "for judicial
purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
08 Nov 1904
BOWMAN lost all territory to BILLINGS;
BOWMAN eliminated, ending its attachment to STARK.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th
sess., ch. 67/p. 76; North Dakota Blue Book, 447)
10 Jun 1907
BOWMAN re-created from BILLINGS by
proclamation of the governor; BOWMAN not fully organized, not attached.
(North
Dakota Blue Book, 447)
05 Jul 1907
BOWMAN fully organized.
(Hall, 237; N.
Dak. Rev. Code 1943, 1:495; North Dakota Blue Book, 447)
BRAMBLE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
BRAMBLE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; BRAMBLE not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 12/p.
33)
01 Oct 1879
BRAMBLE (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to MINER; BRAMBLE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch.
12/pp. 2027)
BROOKINGS
(S.D.)
05 Apr 1862
BROOKINGS created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; BROOKINGS not fully organized,
attached to MINNEHAHA "for judicial and election purposes."
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 16, sec. 3/p. 245)
13 Jan 1871
BROOKINGS lost to creation of HANSON;
BROOKINGS fully organized, detached from MINNEHAHA.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th
sess., ch. 10, sec. 14/p. 407 and ch. 2/p. 559; Andreas, 160)
08 Jan 1873
BROOKINGS lost to creation of LAKE and
MOODY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, secs. 23/p. 31)
02 Nov 1889
BROOKINGS became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BROWN
(Minn.)
20 Feb 1855
BROWN (Minn.) created by Minnesota Territory
from BLUE EARTH (Minn.); included parts of present South Dakota and Minnesota.
BROWN not fully organized, not attached.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1855, ch. 6, sec.
19/p. 26)
11 Feb 1856
BROWN (Minn.) fully organized.
(Minn. Terr.
Laws 1856, ch. 62/p. 98)
23 May 1857
BROWN (Minn.) lost to creation of nine
Minnesota Territory counties, including BIG SIOUX (Minnesota Territory,
extinct), MIDWAY (Minnesota Territory, extinct), PIPESTONE (now ROCK, Minn.),
and ROCK (now PIPESTONE, Minn.), all of which included parts of present South
Dakota.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14/pp. 6669)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. BROWN (Minn.) was
eliminated from present South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch. 60[1857]/pp.
166167 and ch. 31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South Dakota, 7277;
Van Zandt, 133)
BROWN (S.D.)
01 Oct 1879
BROWN created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BEADLE (Dakota Territory, original, extinct) and MILLS
(Dakota Territory, extinct); BROWN not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 15/p. 26)
14 Sep 1880
BROWN fully organized.
(Andreas, 138; Brown
County Territorial Pioneers, 8)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of three new counties in present South Dakota, dependent on local referendum:
EDGERTON to be created from BROWN and DAY; INMAN to be created from BROWN,
McPHERSON, and part of Non-County Area (12); and McCAULEY to be created from
BROWN, EDMUNDS, and part of Non-County Area (12). BROWN was also authorized to
gain from DAY. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883 [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13/pp. 2124; Brown County Territorial
Pioneers, 11)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of ADAMS in present South Dakota from BROWN; creation did not take effect [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 1, secs. 1, 12, 16/pp. 221224)
02 Nov 1889
BROWN became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BRUGUIER
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 May 1862
BRUGUIER (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from non-county area; BRUGUIER not
fully organized, attached to CHARLES MIX "for election, judicial, and
revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18, secs. 78/p.
249)
06 Jan 1864
BRUGUIER (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to CHARLES MIX and to the creation of BUFFALO; BRUGUIER eliminated,
ending its attachment to CHARLES MIX.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch.
12/p. 14)
BRULE (S.D.)
14 Jan 1875
BRULE created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from CHARLES MIX; BRULE was fully organized, but in May 1875 the
land was withdrawn from settlement by executive order of President Grant.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 31/p. 73)
Sep 1879
BRULE was fully
organized.
(Early History of South Dakota Counties, 10)
09 Mar 1883
BRULE gained from BUFFALO.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 14/p. 24)
02 Nov 1889
BRULE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
LYMAN, PRATT (extinct), and PRESHO (extinct)
attached to BRULE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
04 Jun 1891
BRULE gained American Island in the Missouri
River from the Sioux Reservation [not mapped].
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess.,
ch. 45/p. 106)
26 Jan 1893
Attachment of LYMAN to BRULE for judicial
purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 49/p. 78)
21 May 1893
LYMAN fully organized, detached from BRULE.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
11 Mar 1895
PRATT (extinct) and PRESHO (extinct)
detached from BRULE, attached to LYMAN "for judicial purposes."
(S.
Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
BUCHANAN
(Iowa)
21 Dec 1837
BUCHANAN (Iowa) created by Wisconsin
Territory from DUBUQUE (Iowa); included a small corner of present southeastern
South Dakota between the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers. BUCHANAN (Iowa) not
fully organized, attached to DUBUQUE (Iowa) "for temporary purposes."
(Wis. Terr. Laws 1837, no. 6, secs. 56/p. 134)
03 Jul 1838
The United States created Iowa Territory
from Wisconsin Territory, encompassing all of Wisconsin Territory west of the
Mississippi River, included all of present Iowa and parts of present Minnesota,
North Dakota, and South Dakota. BUCHANAN (Iowa) became a county in Iowa
Territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 5, ch. 96[1838]/pp. 235241)
17 Feb 1843
Most of BUCHANAN (Iowa) reverted to
non-county area in Iowa Territory, including the small portion in present South
Dakota; BUCHANAN eliminated from present South Dakota.
(Iowa Terr. Rev. Stat.
1843, ch. 34/pp. 132134)
BUFFALO
(S.D.)
06 Jan 1864
BUFFALO created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from BRUGUIER (Dakota Territory, extinct), CHARLES MIX,
and non-county area; BUFFALO not fully organized, attached to BON HOMME
"for judicial purposes" and to CHARLES MIX "for election and
revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 12/p. 14)
13 Jan 1871
BUFFALO gained from CHARLES MIX and
non-county area, lost to creation of HANSON; BUFFALO included territory in
present North and South Dakota. BUFFALO fully organized, detached from BON
HOMME and CHARLES MIX.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
04 Jan 1873
BUFFALO lost to creation of BOTTINEAU,
BURLEIGH, FRENCH (later DE SMET, Dakota Territory, extinct), GINGRAS (now WELLS),
KIDDER, LOGAN, McHENRY, MOUNTRAIL, RENVILLE, ROLETTE, SHERIDAN, STEVENS
(extinct), STUTSMAN, and WALLETTE (Dakota Territory, extinct). BUFFALO also
lost to creation of Non-County Area (2) and Non-County Area (3).
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., chs. 18, 20/pp. 3944, 4852)
08 Jan 1873
BUFFALO lost to creation of ASHMORE (now
POTTER), CAMPBELL, EDMUNDS, FAULK, HAND, HUGHES, HYDE, McPHERSON, SULLY, and
WALWORTH.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16/pp. 3038)
10 Jan 1873
BUFFALO lost to CHARLES MIX.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 17/p. 38)
09 Mar 1883
BUFFALO lost to BRULE.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 14/p. 24)
17 Apr 1883
BUFFALO lost to creation of JERAULD.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 23/p. 36)
02 Nov 1889
BUFFALO became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
BUFORD
(N.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
BUFORD (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present North Dakota from WALLETTE (Dakota Territory, extinct); BUFORD not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec.
6/p. 59)
02 Nov 1889
BUFORD (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
BUFORD (extinct) attached to WARD "for
judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 219)
02 Mar 1891
BUFORD lost all territory to creation of
WILLIAMS; BUFORD eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 6, 11/pp. 131132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35;
Hall, 226229)
BURBANK (see BARNES, N.D.)
BURCHARD
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
BURCHARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; BURCHARD not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 20/p.
35)
01 Oct 1879
BURCHARD (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to HAND and to the creation of BEADLE; BURCHARD eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
BURDICK
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Mar 1883
BURDICK (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HARDING; BURDICK not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 38/p. 56)
28 Feb 1889
BURDICK (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to HARDING; BURDICK eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess.,
ch. 47/p. 73)
BURKE (N.D.)
12 Jul 1910
BURKE created by North Dakota from WARD.
Vote authorizing this creation was held 3 November 1908, but litigation delayed
the enactment until a North Dakota Supreme Court ruling of 3 June 1910 upheld
the election results. The governor's proclamation created BURKE on 12 July
1910. BURKE not fully organized, not attached.
("Fitzmaurice v. Willis,"
in N. Dak. Rpts., 20:372392; Hall, 241246; North Dakota Blue Book,
447, 451; Pioneers and Progress, 10)
15 Jul 1910
BURKE fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 447; Pioneers and Progress, 10)
BURLEIGH
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
BURLEIGH created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; BURLEIGH not fully organized, not attached.
Non-County Area (2) attached to BURLEIGH for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, secs. 16, 18/p. 44; Hall,
183184)
16 Jul 1873
BURLEIGH fully organized.
(Andreas, 191,
Bauman and Jackman, 2)
10 Feb 1879
BURLEIGH gained from KIDDER, MERCER, MORTON,
and Non-County Area (1); lost to creation of EMMONS and lost attached
Non-County Area (2) to creation of EMMONS. Non-County Area (2) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819)
08 Feb 1881
BURLEIGH lost to MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1881, 14th sess., ch. 50/p. 57)
23 Feb 1881
BURLEIGH lost to MERCER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1881, 14th sess., ch. 49/p. 56)
08 Mar 1883
BURLEIGH lost to creation of McLEAN.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 25/p. 38)
10 Mar 1885
BURLEIGH lost to KIDDER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 23/p. 255)
06 Apr 1885
BURLEIGH lost to McLEAN.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 30/p. 264; Hall, 209210)
02 Nov 1889
BURLEIGH became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
BUTTE (S.D.)
06 Mar 1883
BUTTE created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from LAWRENCE and MANDAN (Dakota Territory, extinct); BUTTE not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 15, secs.
1, 6/pp. 2527)
23 Jul 1883
BUTTE fully organized.
(Andreas, 128)
28 Feb 1889
BUTTE gained from HARDING.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1889, 18th sess., ch. 47/p. 73)
02 Nov 1889
BUTTE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
CHOTEAU (extinct), DELANO (extinct), MARTIN
(extinct), RINEHART (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE. EWING (extinct) and HARDING attached to BUTTE. All
attachments were for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
BUTTE gained from CHOTEAU (extinct), DELANO
(extinct), HARDING, and SCOBEY (extinct). EWING eliminated, ending its
attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
DELANO (extinct) detached from BUTTE,
attached to MEADE "for judicial purposes." Attachment of CHOTEAU
(extinct), HARDING, MARTIN (extinct), RINEHART (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct)
to BUTTE for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess.,
ch. 48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
BUTTE gained most of CHOTEAU and RINEHART,
and gained all of HARDING, MARTIN, and WAGNER. CHOTEAU, HARDING, MARTIN,
RINEHART, and WAGNER all eliminated, ending all attachments to BUTTE.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 43/p. 93)
03 Nov 1908
BUTTE lost to re-creation of HARDING, and
lost to creation of PERKINS.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:143, 146, 149; S. Dak.
Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 7/p. 7; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:319, 324, 328329)
CAMPBELL
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
CAMPBELL created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota, plus a small part of North Dakota, from BUFFALO; CAMPBELL
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16,
sec. 36/p. 37)
10 Feb 1879
CAMPBELL lost to creation of EMMONS.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 2/p. 18)
09 Mar 1883
CAMPBELL lost to creation of McINTOSH;
CAMPBELL eliminated from present North Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 26/p. 39)
17 Apr 1884
CAMPBELL fully organized.
(Early History
of South Dakota Counties, 14)
08 Mar 1889
Territorial legislature authorized CAMPBELL
to gain from McPHERSON; gain did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1889, 18th sess., ch. 54/p. 79)
02 Nov 1889
CAMPBELL became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
BOREMAN (extinct) attached to CAMPBELL for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
02 Mar 1909
BOREMAN eliminated, ending its attachment to
CAMPBELL.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
CARBON
(Wyo.)
16 Dec 1868
CARBON (Wyo.) created by Dakota Territory in
present Wyoming from LARAMIE (Wyo.). Although Wyoming Territory had been
created on 25 July 1868, Dakota Territory retained jurisdiction until 19 May
1869 when Wyoming Territory was officially organized. Error in the definition
of CARBON's southern boundary was corrected 1 January 1870 by the Wyoming
Territorial Legislature.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1868, 8th sess., ch. 35/p. 321;
Trenholm, 1:84, 334; Whitehead, 197)
19 May 1869
Wyoming Territory became fully organized.
CARBON (Wyo.) became a county in Wyoming Territory; CARBON eliminated from
Dakota Territory.
(Trenholm, 1:84, 334)
CARTER
(Wyo., now SWEETWATER, Wyo.)
27 Dec 1867
CARTER (now SWEETWATER, Wyo.) created by
Dakota Territory from LARAMIE (Wyo.); included part of present Wyoming plus a
small area of present Montana. CARTER not fully organized, attached to LARAMIE
"for representative and judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867,
7th sess., ch. 7/p. 122)
Jan 1868
In early 1868, CARTER (now SWEETWATER,
Wyo.) was fully organized, detached from LARAMIE (Wyo.).
(Trenholm, 1:331)
25 Jul 1868
CARTER (now SWEETWATER, Wyo.) lost small
area in present Montana when Wyoming Territory boundaries were defined.
Although Wyoming Territory was created on this date, Dakota Territory retained
jurisdiction until 19 May 1869 when Wyoming Territory was officially organized.
(Trenholm, 1:8384; U.S. Stat., vol. 15, ch. 235[1868], secs. 1, 17/pp. 178,
183; Van Zandt, 136, 144)
19 May 1869
Wyoming Territory became fully organized.
CARTER (now SWEETWATER, Wyo.) became a county in Wyoming Territory; CARTER
eliminated from Dakota Territory.
(Trenholm, 1:84, 334)
CASS (N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
CASS created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from PEMBINA; CASS not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 3/p. 49)
27 Oct 1873
CASS fully organized.
(Rural Cass County,
8)
12 Jan 1875
CASS lost to creation of TRAILL.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 32, sec. 1/p. 74)
02 Nov 1889
CASS became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
25 Aug 1961
CASS gained small areas from CLAY (Minn.)
when approximately twenty-two and one-half acres along the Red River, in
townships 139 and 140 north, range 48 west, were transferred to North Dakota
from Minnesota [not mapped].
(N. Dak. Laws 1961, 37th sess., ch. 318/p. 517;
U.S. Stat., vol. 75, p. 399; Van Zandt, 134)
CAVALIER
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
CAVALIER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; CAVALIER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 1/p. 39; Hall, 183184)
08 Mar 1883
CAVALIER lost to creation of TOWNER.
Territorial legislature authorized creation of HARVEY from CAVALIER and PEMBINA
and the creation of NICKEUS from CAVALIER, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, and WALSH;
creations did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
chs. 22, 29, 37/pp. 34, 4243, 54)
08 Jul 1884
CAVALIER fully organized.
(History of
the Red River Valley, 2:658)
by 13 Mar 1885
CAVALIER lost to RAMSEY.
On 13 March 1885, territorial legislature authorized creation of BLAINE from CAVALIER,
RAMSEY, and WALSH; creation did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., chs. 4, 32/pp. 227, 269)
by 12 May 1885
CAVALIER lost to Non-County Area
(18) [territory that was to become part of BLAINE; see 13 March 1885]. Territorial
legislature authorized CAVALIER to gain from PEMBINA, and lose to non-county
area, dependent on local referendum. Results are unknown, but it appeared to
fail [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 11/p. 233)
11 Mar 1887
CAVALIER gained from PEMBINA.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 182/p. 380)
02 Nov 1889
CAVALIER became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
CHARLES MIX
(S.D.)
08 May 1862
CHARLES MIX created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; CHARLES MIX fully organized.
BRUGUIER (Dakota Territory, extinct) attached to CHARLES MIX "for
election, judicial, and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st
sess., ch. 18, secs. 5, 78/p. 249)
06 Jan 1864
CHARLES MIX gained from BRUGUIER (Dakota
Territory); BRUGUIER eliminated, ending its attachment to CHARLES MIX. CHARLES
MIX gained the Yankton Indian Reservation, and lost to creation of BUFFALO.
CHARLES MIX became unorganized, attached to BON HOMME "for judicial
purposes." BUFFALO attached to CHARLES MIX for election and revenue
purposes. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 12/p. 14)
13 Jan 1871
CHARLES MIX gained from HUTCHINSON, lost to
creation of HANSON and lost to BUFFALO. BUFFALO fully organized, detached from
CHARLES MIX.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
08 Jan 1873
CHARLES MIX lost to creation of ARMSTRONG
(Dakota Territory, original, extinct) and lost to HUTCHINSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, secs. 89/p. 32)
10 Jan 1873
CHARLES MIX gained from BUFFALO, gained
small area from HUTCHINSON, lost to creation of DOUGLAS.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872,
10th sess., ch. 17/p. 38)
14 Jan 1875
CHARLES MIX lost to creation of BRULE.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 31/p. 73)
15 Sep 1879
CHARLES MIX fully organized, detached from
BON HOMME.
(Andreas, 174; "Dakota's Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
CHARLES MIX became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
GREGORY and TODD (original, extinct)
attached to CHARLES MIX for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S.
Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
Attachment of GREGORY and TODD (original,
extinct) to CHARLES MIX for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws
1893, 3d sess., ch. 48/p. 78)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of GREGORY and TODD (original,
extinct) to CHARLES MIX for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws
1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1897
TODD (original) eliminated, ending its
attachment to CHARLES MIX.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 46/p. 97)
05 Sep 1898
GREGORY fully organized, detached from
CHARLES MIX.
(Early History of South Dakota Counties, 45)
CHEYENNE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
11 Jan 1875
CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from PRATT (extinct), RUSK (now
DEWEY), STANLEY, and Non-County Area (1); CHEYENNE not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 7/p. 68)
08 Mar 1883
CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to creation of JACKSON, NOWLIN (extinct), PYATT (later ARMSTRONG,
extinct), and STERLING (extinct); CHEYENNE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 36/pp. 2829)
CHIPPEWA
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
24 Apr 1862
CHIPPEWA (Dakota Territory, extinct)
created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from non-county area;
CHIPPEWA not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess.,
ch. 17, sec. 3/p. 247; History of Pembina County, 56)
17 Dec 1863
CHIPPEWA
(Dakota Territory) eliminated when act that created it was repealed.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 4, sec. 2/p. 3)
CHOTEAU
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
CHOTEAU (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from MARTIN (extinct); CHOTEAU not fully
organized, attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 6/p. 60)
02 Nov 1889
CHOTEAU (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
CHOTEAU (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
CHOTEAU (extinct) lost to BUTTE and HARDING.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of CHOTEAU (extinct) to BUTTE
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
CHOTEAU lost all territory to BUTTE and
MEADE; CHOTEAU eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897,
5th sess., ch. 43/p. 93)
CHURCH
(N.D., extinct)
11 Mar 1887
CHURCH (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present North Dakota from McHENRY and SHERIDAN; CHURCH not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
02 Nov 1889
CHURCH (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
CHURCH (extinct) attached to McHENRY
"for judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
78/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
CHURCH lost all territory to McHENRY,
McLEAN, and PIERCE; CHURCH eliminated, ending its attachment to McHENRY.
(N.
Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
CLARK (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
CLARK created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from HANSON; CLARK not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 16/p. 34)
15 Feb 1877
CLARK lost to creation of CODINGTON and lost
to HAMLIN.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217218 in Rev. Codes
Dak. 1877)
01 Oct 1879
CLARK lost to creation of BEADLE.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 12/p. 24)
23 May 1881
CLARK fully organized.
(Andreas, 175; HRS S.
Dak., Clark, 3)
02 May 1885
CLARK lost to DAY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885,
16th sess., ch. 12, secs. 12, 1011/pp. 235237)
02 Nov 1889
CLARK became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
CLAY (S.D.)
10 Apr 1862
CLAY created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from non-county area; CLAY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 242)
02 Jun 1862
CLAY fully organized.
(Andreas, 133, 148)
03 Jan 1863
CLAY boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1862, 2d sess., ch. 39/p. 217)
13 Jan 1871
CLAY boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
02 Nov 1889
CLAY became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
24 Jul 1897
United States Congress consented to a
boundary change between South Dakota and Nebraska, whereby CLAY would gain an
island in the Missouri River from DIXON (Neb.). The island was formed in April
1881 when the Missouri River suddenly changed course. Change was not officially
implemented by CLAY until 1902 when voters approved the gain [see 4 November
1902, not mapped].
(Schell, Clay County, 3132; Schell, History of
Clay County, 102104; U.S. Stat., vol. 30, ch. 12[1897]/p. 214; Neb. Laws
1897, 25th sess., ch. 121/p. 458)
04 Nov 1902
CLAY officially gained an island in the
Missouri River from DIXON (Neb.); voters approved the gain 1006 to 25 [see 24
July 1897].
(Schell, History of Clay County, 102104; S. Dak. Laws 1901,
7th sess., ch. 85/p. 109)
CODINGTON
(S.D.)
15 Feb 1877
CODINGTON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from CLARK, GRANT, HAMLIN, and part of Wahpeton and
Sisseton Indian Reserve; CODINGTON not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217218 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
07 Aug 1878
CODINGTON fully organized.
(Andreas, 158;
Codington County History Book Committee, 3)
02 Nov 1889
CODINGTON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
COLE (Dakota
Territory, extinct)
10 Apr 1862
COLE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from non-county area; COLE also
included a small piece of present Nebraska. COLE not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 14/p. 243)
07 Jan 1864
COLE (Dakota Territory) lost all territory
to creation of UNION; COLE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch.
14/p. 16)
CORSON
(S.D.)
02 Mar 1909
CORSON created by South Dakota from DEWEY,
SCHNASSE (extinct), all of BOREMAN (extinct), and part of Non-County Area (1);
BOREMAN eliminated. CORSON not fully organized, attached to WALWORTH for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
13 Jul 1909
CORSON fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
(Corson Co. Commissioner's Meeting Minutes, 3 August 1909; Tidball,
68)
CRAGIN
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
CRAGIN (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; CRAGIN not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 17/p.
34)
01 Oct 1879
CRAGIN (Dakota Territory) lost to creation
of AURORA. Remainder of CRAGIN reverted to Non-County Area (13); CRAGIN
eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
CUSTER
(S.D.)
11 Jan 1875
CUSTER created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); CUSTER not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 4/p. 67)
10 Feb 1877
CUSTER exchanged with PENNINGTON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 215216 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
26 Apr 1877
CUSTER fully organized.
(Andreas, 116;
Eastern Custer County Historical Society, vii)
19 Feb 1881
CUSTER gained all of FORSYTHE (Dakota
Territory); FORSYTHE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 39/p.
43)
09 Mar 1883
WASHABAUGH (extinct) and WASHINGTON
(extinct) attached to CUSTER "for revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 40/pp. 5961)
03 Apr 1883
CUSTER lost to creation of FALL RIVER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 18/p. 30)
02 Nov 1889
CUSTER became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of WASHINGTON (extinct) to CUSTER
for the levy and collection of taxes therein was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) and
WASHINGTON (extinct) to CUSTER for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws
1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1909
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) and
WASHINGTON (extinct) to CUSTER for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
03 Jun 1915
WASHABAUGH (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to JACKSON for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1915, 14th sess.,
ch. 147/p. 324)
21 Jun 1919
WASHINGTON (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to PENNINGTON "for judicial purposes."
(S. Dak. Laws 1918,
15th sess., spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
DAKOTA
(Minn.)
27 Oct 1849
DAKOTA (Minn.) created by Minnesota
Territory from non-county area; included parts of present South Dakota and
Minnesota. DAKOTA not fully organized, attached to RAMSEY (Minn.) "for
judicial purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1849, ch. 5, secs. 6, 19/pp. 89)
01 May 1851
DAKOTA (Minn.) gained from WAHNAHTA
(Minnesota Territory, extinct), exchanged with WABASHA (Minn.), and lost to
creation of CASS (Minn.).
(Minn. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1851, ch. 1, secs. 710,
18/pp. 3132 and ch. 136/p. 577)
06 Mar 1852
DAKOTA (Minn.) lost to creation of HENNEPIN
(Minn.); area within present South Dakota was unchanged.
(Minn. Terr. Laws
1852, ch. 32/p. 51)
05 Mar 1853
DAKOTA (Minn.) gained from WABASHA (Minn.)
and lost to creation of eight new Minnesota Territory counties, including BLUE
EARTH; DAKOTA eliminated from present South Dakota.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1853, ch.
11/pp. 3235)
Dakota Territory
02 Mar 1861
The United States created Dakota Territory
from Nebraska Territory and unorganized federal territory; included all of
present North Dakota, all of present South Dakota, and parts of present
Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., pp. 2128;
U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 86[1861]/pp. 239244; Van Zandt, 134, 136)
05 Apr 1862
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of BON HOMME, BROOKINGS, DEUEL, LINCOLN, and MINNEHAHA.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1862, 1st sess., chs. 12, 16/pp. 242, 245246)
10 Apr 1862
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of CLAY, COLE (Dakota Territory, extinct), and YANKTON.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1862, 1st sess., chs. 1314, 19/pp. 242243, 250)
24 Apr 1862
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of CHIPPEWA (Dakota Territory, extinct), KITTSON (Dakota Territory,
extinct), SHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct), and STEVENS (Dakota Territory,
original, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 17/pp. 246247; History
of Pembina County, 56)
08 May 1862
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of BRUGUIER (Dakota Territory, extinct), CHARLES MIX, GREGORY,
HUTCHINSON, JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct), and TODD (original, extinct).
Yankton Indian Reservation and the Fort Randall Military Reserve remained
non-county areas in Dakota Territory.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., chs.
15, 18/pp. 244, 248249)
03 Mar 1863
The United States created Idaho Territory
from Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington Territories. Dakota Territory was reduced
to the area of present North Dakota and South Dakota, plus a small area of present
Nebraska.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 117[1863], sec. 1/p. 808; Van Zandt,
134136, 156157)
17 Dec 1863
Dakota Territory gained non-county area when
CHIPPEWA (Dakota Territory), KITTSON (Dakota Territory), SHEYENNE (Dakota
Territory), and STEVENS (Dakota Territory, original) were eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 4, sec. 2/p. 3)
06 Jan 1864
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of BUFFALO.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 12/p. 14)
26 May 1864
Dakota Territory gained from Idaho
Territory; included most of present Wyoming and a small piece of present
Montana.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 13, ch. 95[1864], sec. 18/p. 92; Van Zandt, 134136,
156157)
09 Jan 1867
Dakota Territory lost non-county area to
creation of LARAMIE (Wyo.) and PEMBINA.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1866, 6th sess., chs.
1415/pp. 4344; Royce, 828829, pl. 120)
25 Jul 1868
The United States created Wyoming
Territory from Dakota, Idaho, and Utah Territories. No further change occurred
in the western boundary of Dakota Territory. An area of approximately one and
one-half square miles, west of the boundary of Wyoming Territory, inadvertently
remained part of Dakota Territory until 17 February 1873 when it was added to
Montana Territory. Wyoming Territorial Legislature did not meet until October
1869, and Dakota Territory continued to govern Wyoming until 19 May 1869. [This
small area in Montana is not mapped here. For a map, see Montana Historical
Counties.] (Trenholm, 1:8384; U.S. Stat., vol. 15, ch. 235[1868], secs. 1,
17/pp. 178, 183; Van Zandt, 136, 144)
17 Feb 1873
Montana Territory gained the small remnant
of Dakota Territory that remained between Montana and Wyoming Territories [Not
mapped here. For a map of the area see Montana Historical Counties. See also 25
July 1868.].
(U.S. Stat., vol. 17, ch. 147[1873]/p. 464; Van Zandt, 136, 145,
150)
DAVISON
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
DAVISON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from HANSON; DAVISON not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 11/p. 33)
Jul 1874
DAVISON was fully
organized.
("Dakota's Counties," 13; Mitchell 75th Anniversary
Association, 7)
01 Oct 1879
DAVISON lost to McCOOK. Territorial
legislature authorized the combining of DAVISON and HANSON, plus Non-County
Area (13), into a single county named HANSON; consolidation did not take place
[no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
24 Feb 1881
DAVISON gained part of Non-County Area (13);
Non-County Area (13) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 46/p.
54)
11 Oct 1881
DAVISON
exchanged with HANSON. Territorial legislature authorized a vote on the future
of DAVISON and HANSON, either to remain as two separate counties with the newly
reconfigured boundaries described in this act, or to combine as a single county
named HANSON. Vote taken on 11 October 1881 was in favor of retaining two
separate counties with the new configuration.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th
sess., ch. 42/pp. 4650; Andreas, 170171)
02 Nov 1889
DAVISON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
DAY (S.D.)
01 Oct 1879
DAY created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from STONE (Dakota Territory) and all of GREELEY (Dakota
Territory); GREELEY and STONE eliminated. DAY not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 14/p. 25)
02 Jan 1882
DAY fully organized.
(Andreas, 177)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of EDGERTON from DAY and BROWN, dependent on local referendum. BROWN was also
authorized to gain from DAY. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883 [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13/pp. 2124; Brown County
Territorial Pioneers, 11)
08 Mar 1883
DAY gained part of the Wahpeton and Sisseton
Indian Reserve.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
02 May 1885
DAY gained from CLARK, lost to creation of
MARSHALL; part of DAY reverted to Non-County Area (19). MARSHALL not fully
organized, attached to DAY "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 12, secs. 12, 1011/pp. 235237)
23 Jul 1885
MARSHALL fully organized, detached from
DAY.
(Marshall County Historical Society, 9)
08 Mar 1889
DAY gained from GRANT and gained all of
Non-County Area (19); Non-County Area (19) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889,
18th sess., ch. 55/p. 81)
02 Nov 1889
DAY became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
DELANO
(S.D., extinct)
11 Jan 1875
DELANO (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); DELANO not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 8/p. 69)
08 Mar 1883
DELANO (extinct) lost to creation of SCOBEY
(extinct); DELANO attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 2, 7/pp.
2829)
02 Nov 1889
DELANO (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
DELANO (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
DELANO (extinct) lost to BUTTE.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
DELANO (extinct) detached from BUTTE,
attached to MEADE for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
DELANO lost all territory to MEADE; DELANO
eliminated, ending its attachment to MEADE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
42/p. 91; S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 148)
DE SMET
(Dakota Territory, extinct; created as FRENCH)
04 Jan 1873
FRENCH (later DE SMET, Dakota Territory,
extinct) created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from BUFFALO;
FRENCH not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess.,
ch. 18, sec. 9/p. 42; Hall, 183184)
14 Jan 1875
FRENCH (Dakota Territory, extinct) renamed
DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch.
30/p. 71)
09 Mar 1883
DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct) lost to
creation of BENSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 12/p. 19)
by 13 Mar 1885
DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct)
lost to BENSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 32/p. 269)
11 Mar 1887
DE SMET (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to creation of PIERCE; DE SMET eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
DEUEL (S.D.)
05 Apr 1862
DEUEL created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; DEUEL not fully organized, attached
to MINNEHAHA "for judicial and election purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1862, 1st sess., ch. 16, sec. 4/p. 246)
13 Jan 1871
DEUEL gained non-county area, lost to
creation of HANSON; DEUEL included parts of present North and South Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
08 Jan 1873
DEUEL lost to creation of GRANT and HAMLIN,
and lost to Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve. DEUEL eliminated from present
North Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, secs. 57, 10/pp.
3132)
20 May 1878
DEUEL fully organized, detached from
MINNEHAHA.
(Andreas, 182; Cochrane, 1: [7])
02 Nov 1889
DEUEL became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
DEWEY (S.D.,
created as RUSK)
08 Jan 1873
RUSK (now DEWEY) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); RUSK not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 7/p. 46)
11 Jan 1875
RUSK (now DEWEY) lost to creation of
CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch.
29, sec. 7/p. 68)
08 Mar 1883
RUSK (now DEWEY) lost to creation of PYATT
(later ARMSTRONG, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, sec.
3/p. 28)
09 Mar 1883
RUSK renamed DEWEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 17/p. 29)
02 Nov 1889
DEWEY became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
DEWEY attached to WALWORTH for judicial
purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
02 Mar 1909
DEWEY lost to creation of CORSON.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
03 Dec 1910
DEWEY fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
(Early History of South Dakota Counties, 2930)
by 1 Feb 1911
DEWEY gained from ARMSTRONG (extinct) and
gained part of Non-County Area (1) when boundaries were moved to run on federal
land survey lines.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137; S. Dak. Rev.
Code 1919, 1:142, 145)
01 Jan 1953
DEWEY gained all of ARMSTRONG; ARMSTRONG
eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1951, 32d sess., ch. 37/p. 38; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:339)
DICKEY
(N.D.)
05 Mar 1881
DICKEY created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from McPHERSON, RANSOM, part of Non-County Area (4), part
of Non-County Area (12), and part of Non-County Area (5) attached to RANSOM;
included territory that was part of LA MOURE before 24 February 1881. DICKEY
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p.
44)
18 Aug 1882
DICKEY fully organized.
(Andreas, 178;
Black, R. M., 34)
02 Nov 1889
DICKEY became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
Disputed
Area (Dakota Territory)
08 May 1862
A disputed area between JAYNE (Dakota
Territory, extinct) and MINNEHAHA was created when the boundary descriptions
created an overlap at the northeast corner of JAYNE with the southwest corner
of MINNEHAHA.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 15/p. 244)
13 Jan 1871
HANSON acquired the overlap area between
JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) and MINNEHAHA; JAYNE eliminated and MINNEHAHA
lost to HANSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 14/p. 407)
DIVIDE
(N.D.)
08 Nov 1910
DIVIDE created by North Dakota from
WILLIAMS; DIVIDE not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall, 246; HRS N. Dak., Williams,
4; Williams County Historical Society, 1:93)
09 Dec 1910
DIVIDE fully organized.
(Hall, 246; Williams
County Historical Society, 1:93)
DOUGLAS
(S.D.)
10 Jan 1873
DOUGLAS created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from CHARLES MIX; DOUGLAS not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 17/p. 38)
24 Jul 1882
DOUGLAS fully organized.
(Douglas
County History, 30; Early History of South Dakota Counties, 31)
02 Nov 1889
DOUGLAS became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
DUBUQUE
(Iowa)
01 Oct 1834
DUBUQUE (Iowa) created by Michigan Territory
from non-county area; included parts of present North and South Dakota, Iowa,
and Minnesota.
(Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:13261327)
03 Jul 1836
The United States created Wisconsin Territory
from Michigan Territory; included portions of present North and South Dakota
east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers. DUBUQUE (Iowa) became a Wisconsin
Territory county.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 27:4152; U.S. Stat., vol. 5, ch.
54[1836], sec. 1/p. 10)
21 Dec 1837
DUBUQUE (Iowa) lost to creation of thirteen
Wisconsin Territory counties, including BUCHANAN (Iowa) and FAYETTE (Iowa);
DUBUQUE eliminated from present North and South Dakota.
(Wis. Terr. Laws 1837,
no. 6, secs. 2, 56/pp. 133134)
DUNN (N.D.)
09 Mar 1883
DUNN created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct); DUNN not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec. 1/p. 58)
10 Mar 1885
DUNN gained from McKENZIE, STARK, and
WILLIAMS (original, extinct); exchanged with BILLINGS; lost to VILLARD (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
02 Nov 1889
DUNN became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
DUNN; gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
DUNN lost all territory to STARK; DUNN
eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24 May 1901
[see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak.
Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
DUNN re-created from STARK when the North
Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its
decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B.
Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
DUNN attached to STARK "for judicial
purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
13 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
DUNN; gain did not take effect [no change]. Act was overturned by the North
Dakota Supreme Court during the 1905 session.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess.,
ch. 69/pp. 7880; Hall, 233236; "State of North Dakota v. Stark
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
Dec 1905
The North Dakota
Supreme Court overturned the act of 13 March 1903 by which STARK was authorized
to gain all of DUNN [no change].
("State of North Dakota v. Stark
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
18 Jan 1908
DUNN gained nearly all of Non-County Area
(23) attached to STARK; Non-County Area (23) eliminated. DUNN fully organized,
detached from STARK.
("Dunn County," 2; Hall, 238239)
EDDY (N.D.)
31 Mar 1885
EDDY created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from FOSTER; EDDY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 15, secs. 12, 46/pp. 240241)
27 Apr 1885
EDDY fully organized.
("Eddy
County," 1)
02 Nov 1889
EDDY became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
EDGERTON
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of EDGERTON in present South Dakota from BROWN and DAY, dependent on local
referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883 [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13, sec. 2/p. 21)
EDMUNDS
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
EDMUNDS created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BUFFALO; EDMUNDS not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 30/p. 36)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of McCAULEY from EDMUNDS, BROWN, and part of Non-County Area (12), dependent on
local referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883 [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13/pp. 2124; Brown County Territorial
Pioneers, 11)
26 Jul 1883
EDMUNDS fully organized.
(Andreas, 181; Bowdle
Centennial, 9)
06 Feb 1885
EDMUNDS gained part of Non-County Area (12).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 14/p. 239)
02 Nov 1889
EDMUNDS became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
EMMONS
(N.D.)
10 Feb 1879
EMMONS created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BURLEIGH, CAMPBELL, and Non-County Area (2) attached
to BURLEIGH; EMMONS not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879,
13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 2/p. 18)
09 Nov 1883
EMMONS fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 448)
12 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of WINONA in present North Dakota from EMMONS; creation did not take effect [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 16/p. 243)
02 Nov 1889
EMMONS became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
EWING (S.D.,
extinct)
08 Mar 1883
EWING (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota, and a small part of North Dakota, from HARDING; EWING
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 38/p.
56)
02 Nov 1889
EWING (extinct) became a county in the state
of South Dakota. Boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set at the
seventh standard parallel; EWING lost territory to North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat.,
vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler,
9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
EWING (extinct) attached to BUTTE for the
levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p.
159)
06 Nov 1894
EWING lost all territory to HARDING; EWING
eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch.
47/p. 77)
FALL RIVER
(S.D.)
03 Apr 1883
FALL RIVER created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from CUSTER; FALL RIVER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 18/p. 30)
17 Nov 1883
FALL RIVER fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
FALL RIVER became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
LUGENBEEL (extinct) and SHANNON attached to
FALL RIVER for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
03 Jun 1909
BENNETT attached to FALL RIVER for judicial
purposes; LUGENBEEL eliminated, ending its attachment to FALL RIVER;
attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
27 Apr 1912
BENNETT fully organized, detached from FALL
RIVER.
(HRS S. Dak., Bennett, 7; "Dakota's Counties," 13)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec., ch.
354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for
judicial purposes was confirmed. SHANNON remained unorganized and attached to
FALL RIVER as of 31 December 2000.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch. 304/p.
319)
FAULK (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
FAULK created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BUFFALO; FAULK not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 29/p. 36)
08 Mar 1883
FAULK gained part of Non-County Area (12),
lost to POTTER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 19/p. 31)
05 Nov 1883
FAULK fully organized.
(Ellis, 2627; HRS S.
Dak., Faulk, 5)
02 Nov 1889
FAULK became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
FAYETTE
(Iowa)
21 Dec 1837
FAYETTE (Iowa) created by Wisconsin Territory
from DUBUQUE (Iowa); included parts of present North and South Dakota, Iowa,
and Minnesota; FAYETTE not fully organized, attached to CLAYTON (Iowa)
"for temporary purposes."
(Wis. Terr. Laws 1837, no. 6, sec. 2/p.
133)
03 Jul 1838
The
United States created Iowa Territory from Wisconsin Territory, encompassing all
of Wisconsin Territory west of the Mississippi River; included all of present
Iowa and parts of present Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. FAYETTE
(Iowa) became a county in Iowa Territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 5, ch. 96[1838]/pp.
235241)
17 Feb 1843
Most of FAYETTE (Iowa) reverted to
non-county area, including all the portion in present North and South Dakota;
FAYETTE eliminated from present North and South Dakota.
(Iowa Terr. Rev. Stat.
1843, ch. 34, sec. 11/p. 134)
FLANNERY
(N.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
FLANNERY (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present North Dakota from WALLETTE (Dakota Territory, extinct);
FLANNERY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
ch. 39, sec. 5/p. 58)
02 Nov 1889
FLANNERY (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
FLANNERY (extinct) attached to WARD
"for judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
77/p. 219)
02 Mar 1891
FLANNERY lost all territory to creation of
WILLIAMS; FLANNERY eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws
1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 6, 11/pp. 131132; HRS N. Dak., Williams,
35; Hall, 226229)
FORSYTHE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
11 Jan 1875
FORSYTHE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); FORSYTHE
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29,
sec. 3/p. 67)
19 Feb 1881
FORSYTHE (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to CUSTER; FORSYTHE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess.,
ch. 39/p. 43)
Fort Randall Military Reserve
08 May 1862
Fort Randall Military Reserve was a
non-county area in Dakota Territory; included parts of present South Dakota and
Nebraska.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18/pp. 248250)
15 Jan 1864
Fort Randall Military Reserve was attached
to TODD (original, extinct) for administrative, election, and judicial
purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 13/p. 15)
08 Jan 1873
GREGORY gained part of Fort Randall Military
Reserve.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 24/p. 45)
23 May 1882
TODD (original, extinct) implicitly gained
part of Fort Randall Military Reserve. Remaining part of the Reserve became
part of the state of Nebraska; Fort Randall Military Reserve was eliminated as
a non-county area in Dakota Territory.
(Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch. 4/p.
56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22, ch. 52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136138)
FOSTER
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
FOSTER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; FOSTER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 11/p. 42; Hall, 183184)
18 Feb 1881
FOSTER lost to creation of GRIGGS.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 41/p. 44)
14 Feb 1883
FOSTER gained from WELLS, lost to creation
of Non-County Area (15).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 20/p. 32)
02 Mar 1883
FOSTER lost to creation of NELSON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 28/p. 41)
11 Oct 1883
FOSTER fully organized.
(Foster County
History Book Committee, 3)
31 Mar 1885
FOSTER lost to creation of EDDY and lost to
WELLS.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 15, secs. 12, 46/pp. 240241
and ch. 43/p. 282)
02 Nov 1889
FOSTER became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
FRENCH (see DE SMET, Dakota Territory, extinct)
GARFIELD
(N.D., extinct)
13 Mar 1885
GARFIELD (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present North Dakota from MOUNTRAIL and STEVENS (extinct);
GARFIELD not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess.,
ch. 21/p. 253)
02 Nov 1889
GARFIELD (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
GARFIELD (extinct) attached to WARD
"for judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
77/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
GARFIELD lost all territory to McLEAN and
WARD; GARFIELD eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
GINGRAS (see WELLS, N.D.)
GOLDEN
VALLEY (N.D.)
19 Sep 1912
GOLDEN VALLEY created by North Dakota from
BILLINGS; vote authorizing this creation passed 837 to 756 in the general
election held 8 November 1910, but litigation delayed this enactment until 19
September 1912 when the North Dakota Supreme Court upheld the vote. GOLDEN
VALLEY not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall, 246248; HRS N. Dak., Golden
Valley, 2; "Pederson v. Board of Commissioners of Billings
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 23:547555)
13 Nov 1912
GOLDEN VALLEY fully organized.
(North
Dakota Blue Book, 448)
GRAND FORKS
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
GRAND FORKS created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; GRAND FORKS not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 2/p. 49)
12 Jan 1875
GRAND FORKS lost to creation of TRAILL.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 32, sec. 1/p. 74)
02 Mar 1875
GRAND FORKS fully organized.
(Andreas, 196; History
of the Red River Valley, 2:588)
02 May 1881
GRAND
FORKS lost to creation of WALSH.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 51,
secs. 12/pp. 5960 and ch. 52/p. 61)
02 Mar 1883
GRAND FORKS lost to creation of NELSON;
NELSON not fully organized, attached to GRAND FORKS "for judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 28/p. 41)
09 Mar 1883
BENSON attached to GRAND FORKS "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 12/p. 19)
09 Jun 1883
NELSON fully organized, detached from GRAND
FORKS.
(Andreas, 204; History of the Red River Valley, 2:669; North
Dakota Blue Book, 450)
04 Jun 1884
BENSON fully organized, detached from GRAND FORKS.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 446)
02 Nov 1889
GRAND
FORKS became a county in the state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch.
180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527;
Van Zandt, 134)
GRANT (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
GRANT created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from DEUEL and HANSON; GRANT not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 7/p. 32)
15 Feb 1877
GRANT lost to creation of CODINGTON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217218 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
17 Jun 1878
GRANT fully organized.
(Andreas, 172)
08 Mar 1883
GRANT gained part of the Wahpeton and
Sisseton Indian Reserve, lost to creation of ROBERTS.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
02 Feb 1885
Boundary between GRANT and ROBERTS clarified
[no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 22/p. 254)
08 Mar 1889
GRANT lost to DAY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889,
18th sess., ch. 55/p. 81)
02 Nov 1889
GRANT became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
GRANT (N.D.)
07 Nov 1916
GRANT created by North Dakota from MORTON;
vote authorizing this creation passed 3136 to 1718. GRANT not fully organized,
not attached.
(Hall, 249)
28 Nov 1916
GRANT fully organized.
(North Dakota Blue
Book, 448)
GREELEY
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
GREELEY (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; GREELEY not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 21/p.
35)
01 Oct 1879
GREELEY (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to creation of DAY; GREELEY eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th
sess., ch. 12, sec. 14/p. 25)
GREGORY
(S.D.)
08 May 1862
GREGORY created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; GREGORY not fully organized,
attached to TODD (original, extinct) "for revenue, election, and judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18, secs. 34/pp. 248249)
08 Jan 1873
GREGORY gained from TODD (original,
extinct), including territory in present Nebraska, and gained part of Fort
Randall Military Reserve; GREGORY lost to creation of LYMAN and TRIPP.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 24/p. 45)
23 May 1882
GREGORY lost to the state of Nebraska. TODD
(original, extinct) became unorganized, ending GREGORYs attachment to TODD;
GREGORY remained unorganized, not attached.
(Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch.
4/p. 56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22, ch. 52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136138)
02 Nov 1889
GREGORY became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
GREGORY attached to CHARLES MIX for the
levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p.
159)
04 Jun 1891
GREGORY lost to LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 41/p. 101)
25 Feb 1893
Attachment of GREGORY to CHARLES MIX for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 48/p. 78)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of GREGORY to CHARLES MIX for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
03 Jun 1897
GREGORY gained from LYMAN and gained all of
TODD (original); TODD (original) eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
46/p. 97)
05 Sep 1898
GREGORY fully organized, detached from
CHARLES MIX.
(Early History of South Dakota Counties, 45)
GRIGGS
(N.D.)
18 Feb 1881
GRIGGS created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BARNES, FOSTER, and TRAILL; GRIGGS not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 41/p. 44)
16 Jun 1882
GRIGGS fully organized.
(Andreas, 210)
02 Jun 1883
GRIGGS lost to creation of STEELE.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 36/p. 52)
02 Nov 1889
GRIGGS became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
HAAKON
(S.D.)
03 Nov 1914
HAAKON created by South Dakota from STANLEY;
HAAKON not fully organized, not attached.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:146, 150;
HRS S. Dak., Haakon, 3; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:323)
08 Feb 1915
HAAKON fully organized.
(Early History of
South Dakota Counties, 4849; HRS S. Dak., Haakon, 34)
HAMLIN
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
HAMLIN created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from DEUEL and HANSON; HAMLIN not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 6/p. 32)
15 Feb 1877
HAMLIN gained from CLARK, lost to creation
of CODINGTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217218 in Rev.
Codes Dak. 1877)
10 Sep 1878
HAMLIN fully organized.
(Andreas, 171)
02 Nov 1889
HAMLIN became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
HAND (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
HAND created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BUFFALO; HAND not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 28/p. 36)
01 Oct 1879
HAND gained from BURCHARD (Dakota Territory,
extinct), HYDE, and SPINK; part of HAND reverted to Non-County Area (11).
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
01 Sep 1882
HAND fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
HAND became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
HANSON
(S.D.)
13 Jan 1871
HANSON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota, and a small area of North Dakota, from BROOKINGS,
BUFFALO, CHARLES MIX, DEUEL, HUTCHINSON, JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct),
MINNEHAHA, and non-county area; HANSON not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 14/p. 407)
08 Jan 1873
HANSON lost to creation of BEADLE (Dakota
Territory, original, extinct), BRAMBLE (Dakota Territory, extinct), BURCHARD
(Dakota Territory, extinct), CLARK, CRAGIN (Dakota Territory, extinct),
DAVISON, GRANT, GREELEY (Dakota Territory, extinct), HAMLIN, KINGSBURY, LAKE,
McCOOK, MILLS (Dakota Territory, extinct), MINER, SPINK, STONE (Dakota
Territory, extinct), THOMPSON (Dakota Territory, extinct), WETMORE (Dakota
Territory, extinct), and WOOD (Dakota Territory, extinct). HANSON also lost to
the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess.,
ch. 16/pp. 3038)
16 Aug 1873
HANSON fully organized.
(Andreas, 170)
01 Oct 1879
HANSON lost to McCOOK. Territorial
legislature authorized the combining of DAVISON and HANSON, plus Non-County
Area (13), into a single county named HANSON; consolidation did not take place
[no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
24 Feb 1881
HANSON gained part of Non-County Area (13);
Non-County Area (13) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 46/p.
54)
11 Oct 1881
HANSON exchanged with DAVISON. Territorial
legislature authorized vote on the future of HANSON and DAVISON, either to
remain as two separate counties with the newly reconfigured boundaries
described in this act, or to combine as a single county named HANSON. Vote
taken on 11 October 1881 was in favor of retaining two separate counties with
the new configuration.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 42/pp. 4650;
Andreas, 170171)
02 Nov 1889
HANSON became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
HARDING
(S.D.)
05 Mar 1881
HARDING created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota, plus part of present North Dakota, from Non-County Area
(1); HARDING not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th
sess., ch. 43/p. 51)
08 Mar 1883
HARDING lost to creation of BURDICK (Dakota
Territory, extinct) and EWING (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch.
38/p. 56)
28 Feb 1889
HARDING gained all of BURDICK (Dakota
Territory); BURDICK eliminated. HARDING lost to BUTTE.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889,
18th sess., ch. 47/p. 73)
02 Nov 1889
HARDING became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
HARDING attached to BUTTE for the levy and
collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
HARDING gained from CHOTEAU (extinct) and
MARTIN (extinct), and gained all of EWING; EWING eliminated. HARDING also lost
to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of HARDING to BUTTE for judicial
purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
HARDING lost all territory to BUTTE; HARDING
eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
43/p. 93)
03 Nov 1908
HARDING re-created from BUTTE with slightly
different boundaries from the original HARDING, which was eliminated 8 November
1898; HARDING not fully organized, not attached.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929,
1:143, 146, 149; S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 7/p. 7; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:319, 324, 328329)
17 Feb 1909
HARDING fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
HARVEY
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
08 Mar 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of HARVEY in present North Dakota from CAVALIER and PEMBINA; creation did not
take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 22/p. 34)
HETTINGER
(N.D.)
09 Mar 1883
HETTINGER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from STARK; HETTINGER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec. 7/p. 59)
10 Mar 1885
HETTINGER lost to VILLARD (Dakota Territory,
extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
18 Feb 1887
HETTINGER lost to MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1887, 17th sess., ch. 183/p. 380)
02 Nov 1889
HETTINGER became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
HETTINGER; gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess.,
ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall,
226229)
03 Nov 1896
HETTINGER lost all territory to STARK;
HETTINGER eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24
May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
HETTINGER re-created from STARK when the
North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its
decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896. HETTINGER
implicitly gained part of Non-County Area (9) between 46 degrees north latitude
and the southern boundary of North Dakota, and lost a small area along its western
boundary when the line was shifted from 103 degrees west longitude to the line
between ranges 98 and 99, so that the county boundaries would run on federal
land survey lines.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak.
Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
HETTINGER attached to STARK "for
judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
13 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
HETTINGER; gain did not take effect [no change]. Act was overturned by the
North Dakota Supreme Court during the 1905 session.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th
sess., ch. 69/pp. 7880; Hall, 233236; "State of North Dakota v. Stark
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
Dec 1905
The North Dakota
Supreme Court overturned the act of 13 March 1903 by which STARK was authorized
to gain all of HETTINGER [no change].
("State of North Dakota v. Stark
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
17 Apr 1907
HETTINGER lost to creation of ADAMS.
(Hall,
237238)
19 Apr 1907
HETTINGER fully organized, detached from
STARK.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 449)
HOWARD
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Non-County Area (1); HOWARD
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19,
sec. 11/p. 47)
10 Feb 1879
HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) lost to
creation of BILLINGS and STARK.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp.
1819)
09 Mar 1883
HOWARD (Dakota Territory) lost all territory
to creation of ALLRED (extinct), DUNN, McKENZIE, and WALLACE (extinct); HOWARD
eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39/pp. 5859)
HUGHES
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
HUGHES created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from BUFFALO; HUGHES not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 32/p. 37)
26 Nov 1880
HUGHES fully organized.
(Andreas, 152)
26 Jan 1887
NOWLIN (extinct) detached from PENNINGTON,
attached to HUGHES; STERLING (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE, attached to
HUGHES; STANLEY attached to HUGHES. All attachments were "for judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
02 Nov 1889
HUGHES became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
NOWLIN (extinct) and STERLING (extinct)
detached from HUGHES, attached to MEADE; attachment of STANLEY to HUGHES was
confirmed. All attachments were for the levy and collection of taxes therein.
(S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
23 Apr 1890
STANLEY fully organized, detached from
HUGHES.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
04 Jun 1891
HUGHES gained Farm Island in the Missouri
River from the Sioux Reservation [not mapped].
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess.,
ch. 45/p. 106)
HUTCHINSON
(S.D.)
08 May 1862
HUTCHINSON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; HUTCHINSON not fully organized,
attached to BON HOMME "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 15/p. 244)
13 Jan 1871
HUTCHINSON gained from JAYNE (Dakota
Territory, extinct), lost to CHARLES MIX, and lost to creation of HANSON;
HUTCHINSON fully organized, detached from BON HOMME.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th
sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
08 Jan 1873
HUTCHINSON gained from CHARLES MIX, lost to
creation of ARMSTRONG (Dakota Territory, original, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, secs. 89/p. 32)
10 Jan 1873
HUTCHINSON lost small area to CHARLES MIX.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 17/p. 38)
01 Oct 1879
HUTCHINSON gained all of ARMSTRONG (Dakota
Territory, original); ARMSTRONG (Dakota Territory, original) eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
02 Nov 1889
HUTCHINSON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
HYDE (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
HYDE created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BUFFALO; HYDE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 27/p. 36)
01 Oct 1879
HYDE lost to HAND.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879,
13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
27 Feb 1883
HYDE gained all of Non-County Area (11);
Non-County Area (11) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 21/p.
33)
05 Nov 1883
HYDE fully organized.
(Hyde County
Historical and Genealogical Society, 34; Perkins, 815)
02 Nov 1889
HYDE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
INMAN
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of INMAN in present South Dakota from BROWN, McPHERSON, and part of Non-County
Area (12), dependent on local referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1
May 1883 [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13, sec. 3/p. 21)
Iowa Territory
17 Feb 1843
All of FAYETTE (Iowa) in present North and
South Dakota reverted to non-county area in Iowa Territory. This non-county
area in the Dakotas was attached to DELAWARE (Iowa) "for judicial,
revenue, and election purposes."
(Iowa Terr. Rev. Stat. 1843, ch. 34, sec.
11/p. 134)
01 Mar 1846
The non-county area in Iowa Territory,
located in present North and South Dakota, was detached from DELAWARE (Iowa),
attached to POLK (Iowa) "for election, revenue, and judicial
purposes."
(Iowa Terr. Laws 18451846, ch. 101, sec. 12/p. 93)
28 Dec 1846
The state of Iowa was created from Iowa
Territory; Iowa Territory eliminated. The non-county area in present North and
South Dakota (territory east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers) became
unorganized federal territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 1[1847]/p. 117)
JACKSON
(S.D.)
08 Mar 1883
JACKSON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct), LUGENBEEL
(extinct), and WHITE RIVER (Dakota Territory, extinct); JACKSON not fully
organized, attached to PENNINGTON "for judicial and revenue
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 6, 8/p. 29)
02 Nov 1889
JACKSON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of JACKSON to PENNINGTON for the
levy and collection of taxes therein was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st
sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
JACKSON detached from PENNINGTON, attached
to STANLEY for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of JACKSON to STANLEY for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
08 Nov 1898
JACKSON lost to LYMAN and STANLEY.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1897, 5th sess., chs. 41, 45/pp. 90, 96)
03 Jun 1909
JACKSON lost all territory to WASHABAUGH
(extinct) and to the creation of MELLETTE; JACKSON eliminated, ending its
attachment to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
03 Nov 1914
JACKSON re-created from STANLEY with
somewhat different boundaries from original JACKSON, which was eliminated 3
June 1909; JACKSON not fully organized, not attached.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929,
1:147; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:324325)
09 Feb 1915
JACKSON fully organized.
(HRS S. Dak., Jackson-Washabaugh,
5)
03 Jun 1915
WASHABAUGH (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to JACKSON for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1915, 14th sess.,
ch. 147/p. 324)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) to
JACKSON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess.,
spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) to
JACKSON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess.,
ch. 304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1983
JACKSON gained all of WASHABAUGH; WASHABAUGH
eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1981, 56th sess., ch. 47/p. 201; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:339)
JAYNE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 May 1862
JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from non-county area; created an
overlap with MINNEHAHA. JAYNE not fully organized, attached to YANKTON
"for election, judicial, and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1862, 1st sess., ch. 15/p. 244)
13 Jan 1871
JAYNE (Dakota Territory) lost all territory
to HUTCHINSON, and to the creation of HANSON and TURNER; JAYNE eliminated,
ending its attachment to YANKTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp.
404409)
JERAULD
(S.D.)
17 Apr 1883
JERAULD created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from AURORA and BUFFALO; JERAULD not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 23/p. 36)
09 Nov 1883
JERAULD fully organized.
(Andreas, 177;
Dunham, 7374)
02 Nov 1889
JERAULD became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
JONES (S.D.)
07 Nov 1916
JONES created by South Dakota from LYMAN;
JONES not fully organized, not attached.
(Proving Up, 20; S. Dak. Comp.
Laws 1929, 1:147; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:325)
15 Jan 1917
JONES fully organized.
(Proving Up,
21)
KIDDER
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
KIDDER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; KIDDER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 15/p. 43; Hall, 183184)
10 Feb 1879
KIDDER lost to BURLEIGH.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819)
22 Mar 1881
KIDDER fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 449)
10 Mar 1885
KIDDER gained from BURLEIGH.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 23/p. 255)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial
legislature authorized creation of STANTON from KIDDER and STUTSMAN; creation
did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 38/p.
276)
02 Nov 1889
KIDDER became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
KINGSBURY
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
KINGSBURY created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from HANSON; KINGSBURY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 19/p. 34)
01 Oct 1879
KINGSBURY gained all of WOOD (Dakota
Territory); WOOD eliminated. KINGSBURY lost to creation of BEADLE.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
18 Feb 1880
KINGSBURY fully organized.
(Andreas, 151)
02 Nov 1889
KINGSBURY became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
KITTSON (Minn., see PEMBINA, Minn.)
KITTSON
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
24 Apr 1862
KITTSON (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from non-county area; KITTSON not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 17, sec.
4/p. 247; History of Pembina County, 56)
17 Dec 1863
KITTSON
(Dakota Territory) eliminated when the act that created it was repealed.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 4, sec. 2/p. 3)
LA MOURE
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
LA MOURE created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; LA MOURE not fully organized, not attached.
Non-County Area (4) attached to LA MOURE for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 7/p. 51 and ch. 18,
sec. 18/p. 44)
24 Feb 1881
LA MOURE gained from RANSOM. Part of LA
MOURE reverted to Non-County Area (4). Non-County Area (4) was detached from LA
MOURE, not attached elsewhere. Most of Non-County Area (4) became part of
DICKEY when DICKEY was created on 5 March 1881.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th
sess., ch. 44/p. 51)
27 Oct 1881
LA MOURE fully organized.
(Andreas, 201)
09 Mar 1883
LA MOURE gained all of Non-County Area (4);
Non-County Area (4) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 24/p.
37)
02 Nov 1889
LA MOURE became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
LAKE (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
LAKE created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BROOKINGS, HANSON, and MINNEHAHA; LAKE not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 3/p. 31)
06 Oct 1873
LAKE fully organized.
(Andreas, 175)
01 Oct 1879
LAKE boundaries redefined [no change];
mistake in description corrected in chapter 63/page 180.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879,
13th sess., chs. 12, 63/pp. 2027, 180)
02 Nov 1889
LAKE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
LARAMIE
(Wyo.)
09 Jan 1867
LARAMIE (Wyo.) created by Dakota Territory
from non-county area; LARAMIE covered all that part of present Wyoming, and a
small piece of present Montana included in the 26 May 1864 addition to Dakota
Territory.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1866, 6th sess., ch. 14/p. 43)
27 Dec 1867
LARAMIE (Wyo.) lost to creation of CARTER
(now SWEETWATER, Wyo.); CARTER not fully organized, attached to LARAMIE
"for representative and judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867,
7th sess., ch. 7/p. 122)
03 Jan 1868
LARAMIE (Wyo.) boundaries redefined [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867, 7th sess., ch. 8/p. 123)
Jan 1868
In early 1868, CARTER (now SWEETWATER,
Wyo.) was fully organized, detached from LARAMIE (Wyo.).
(Trenholm, 1:331)
16 Dec 1868
LARAMIE (Wyo.) lost to creation of ALBANY
(Wyo.) and CARBON (Wyo.). Although Wyoming Territory had been created on 25
July 1868, Dakota Territory retained jurisdiction until 19 May 1869 when
Wyoming Territory was officially organized.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1868, 8th sess.,
chs. 28, 35/pp. 311, 321; Trenholm, 1:84, 334; Whitehead, 197198)
19 May 1869
Wyoming Territory became fully organized.
LARAMIE (Wyo.) became a Wyoming Territory county; LARAMIE eliminated from
Dakota Territory.
(Trenholm, 1:84, 334)
LAWRENCE
(S.D.)
11 Jan 1875
LAWRENCE created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); LAWRENCE not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 5/p. 68)
10 Feb 1877
LAWRENCE exchanged with PENNINGTON, lost to
creation of Non-County Area (8).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp.
215216 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
Apr 1877
LAWRENCE was fully
organized.
(Andreas, 122; Early History of South Dakota Counties, 68)
19 Feb 1881
LAWRENCE gained all of Non-County Area (8);
Non-County Area (8) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 45/p.
53)
06 Mar 1883
LAWRENCE lost to creation of BUTTE.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 15, secs. 1, 6/pp. 2527)
08 Mar 1883
DELANO (extinct), PYATT (later ARMSTRONG,
extinct), SCOBEY (extinct), and STERLING (extinct) attached to LAWRENCE
"for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 16, sec. 7/p. 29)
09 Mar 1883
CHOTEAU (extinct), MARTIN (extinct),
RINEHART (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct) attached to LAWRENCE "for
judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch.
40/pp. 5961)
26 Jan 1887
STERLING (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to HUGHES "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
13 Mar 1887
LAWRENCE gained all of Non-County Area (16);
Non-County Area (16) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 179,
secs. 13/pp. 374375)
by 09 Mar 1889
LAWRENCE lost to creation of MEADE.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 57, sec. 1/p. 83)
02 Nov 1889
LAWRENCE became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
CHOTEAU (extinct), DELANO (extinct), MARTIN
(extinct), RINEHART (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE. SCOBEY (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE, attached to MEADE.
All attachments were for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak.
Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) detached
from LAWRENCE, attached to STANLEY "for judicial purposes."
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
08 Mar 1901
Legislature authorized an adjustment in the
boundary between LAWRENCE and PENNINGTON, dependent on local referendum; change
did not take effect [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1901, 7th sess., ch. 90/p. 115)
LINCOLN
(S.D.)
05 Apr 1862
LINCOLN created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; LINCOLN not fully organized,
attached to MINNEHAHA "for judicial and election purposes."
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 16, sec. 1/p. 245)
07 Jan 1864
LINCOLN lost to creation of UNION.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 14/p. 16)
15 Jan 1864
LINCOLN detached from MINNEHAHA, attached to
UNION "for election and judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d
sess., ch. 11/p. 13)
30 Dec 1867
LINCOLN boundaries redefined [no change];
LINCOLN fully organized, detached from UNION.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867, 7th sess.,
ch. 9/p. 125; "Dakota's Counties," 13)
13 Jan 1871
LINCOLN lost to creation of TURNER.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 8/p. 406)
02 Nov 1889
LINCOLN became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
LOGAN (N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
LOGAN created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from BUFFALO; LOGAN not fully organized, not attached. Non-County
Area (3) was attached to LOGAN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, secs. 14, 18/pp. 4344; Hall, 183184)
09 Mar 1883
LOGAN lost to creation of McINTOSH and lost
attached Non-County Area (3) to creation of McINTOSH.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 26/p. 39)
01 Sep 1884
LOGAN fully organized.
(North Dakota Blue
Book, 449)
02 Nov 1889
LOGAN became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
LUGENBEEL
(S.D., extinct)
11 Jan 1875
LUGENBEEL (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from MEYER (extinct), PRATT (extinct), and
Non-County Area (1); LUGENBEEL not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 1/p. 66)
08 Mar 1883
LUGENBEEL (extinct) lost to creation of
JACKSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, sec. 6/p. 29)
09 Mar 1883
LUGENBEEL (extinct) lost to creation of
WASHABAUGH (extinct) and WASHINGTON (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 40, secs. 12/pp. 5960)
02 Nov 1889
LUGENBEEL (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
LUGENBEEL (extinct) attached to FALL RIVER
for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1909
LUGENBEEL lost all territory to creation of
BENNETT and TODD; LUGENBEEL eliminated, ending its attachment to FALL RIVER.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
LYMAN (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
LYMAN created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from GREGORY and Non-County Area (1); LYMAN not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 3/p. 45)
02 Nov 1889
LYMAN became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
LYMAN attached to BRULE for the levy and
collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
04 Jun 1891
LYMAN gained from GREGORY, PRESHO (extinct),
and TRIPP.
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 41/p. 101)
26 Jan 1893
Attachment of LYMAN to BRULE for judicial
purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 49/p. 78)
21 May 1893
LYMAN fully organized, detached from BRULE.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
11 Mar 1895
MEYER (extinct) and TRIPP attached to LYMAN
for judicial purposes; PRATT (extinct) and PRESHO (extinct) detached from
BRULE, attached to LYMAN for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th
sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1897
LYMAN lost to GREGORY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897,
5th sess., ch. 46/p. 97)
08 Nov 1898
LYMAN gained from JACKSON, NOWLIN (extinct),
PRATT (extinct), PRESHO (extinct), and Non-County Area (7); NOWLIN eliminated.
LYMAN lost to creation of Non-County Area (22).
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess.,
ch. 45/p. 96)
06 Jun 1907
PRESHO eliminated, ending its attachment to
LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch. 99/p. 148)
19 Feb 1909
Attachment of MEYER (extinct) to LYMAN for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 53/p. 82)
03 Jun 1909
MELLETTE and TODD attached to LYMAN for
judicial purposes. MEYER and PRATT eliminated, ending their attachment to LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
15 Jun 1909
TRIPP fully organized, detached from LYMAN.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
31 May 1911
MELLETTE fully organized, detached from
LYMAN.
(Mellette County, 4; HRS S. Dak., Mellette, 3)
07 Nov 1916
LYMAN lost to creation of JONES.
(Proving
Up, 20; S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:147; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:325)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of TODD to LYMAN for judicial
purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
TODD detached from LYMAN, attached to TRIPP
for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch. 304/p. 319)
McCAULEY
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of McCAULEY in present South Dakota from BROWN, EDMUNDS, and part of Non-County
Area (12), dependent on local referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1
May 1883 [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13, sec. 1/p. 21)
McCOOK
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
McCOOK created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from HANSON; McCOOK not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 15/p. 34)
15 Jun 1878
McCOOK fully organized.
(Within These
Borders, [5])
01 Oct 1879
McCOOK gained from DAVISON and HANSON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
24 Feb 1881
McCOOK boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 46/p. 54)
02 Nov 1889
McCOOK became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
McHENRY
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
McHENRY created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; McHENRY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 8/p. 41; Hall, 183184)
15 Oct 1884
McHENRY fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 449)
13 Mar 1885
McHENRY gained from STEVENS (extinct).
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 28/p. 263)
11 Mar 1887
McHENRY gained from BOTTINEAU and WYNN
(Dakota Territory, extinct), lost to creation of CHURCH (extinct) and PIERCE.
Part of McHENRY reverted to Non-County Area (20), which became part of WARD on
1 May 1887.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
04 Feb 1889
PIERCE attached to McHENRY "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 74, sec. 3/p.
109)
06 Apr 1889
PIERCE fully organized, detached from
McHENRY.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 450)
02 Nov 1889
McHENRY became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
CHURCH (extinct) attached to McHENRY
"for judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
78/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
McHENRY gained part of CHURCH; CHURCH
eliminated, ending its attachment to McHENRY.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
McINTOSH
(N.D.)
09 Mar 1883
McINTOSH created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from CAMPBELL, LOGAN, McPHERSON, and Non-County Area (3)
attached to LOGAN; McINTOSH not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 26/p. 39)
04 Oct 1884
McINTOSH fully organized.
(Minutes of
McIntosh County Commissioners, 4 October 1884, p. 1)
02 Nov 1889
McINTOSH became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
McKENZIE
(N.D.)
09 Mar 1883
McKENZIE created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct); McKENZIE not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec.
2/p. 58)
10 Mar 1885
McKENZIE lost to DUNN.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
02 Nov 1889
McKENZIE became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS and STARK to
gain all of McKENZIE; gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35;
Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
McKENZIE lost all territory to BILLINGS;
McKENZIE eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24
May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
McKENZIE re-created from BILLINGS when the
North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its
decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B.
Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
McKENZIE attached to STARK "for
judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
16 Mar 1905
McKENZIE gained all of ALLRED and WALLACE;
ALLRED and WALLACE eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1905, 9th sess., ch. 73/p. 155; Hall,
236)
20 Apr 1905
McKENZIE fully organized, detached from
STARK.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 449)
McLEAN
(N.D.)
08 Mar 1883
McLEAN created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BURLEIGH, SHERIDAN, and STEVENS (extinct); McLEAN not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 25/p. 38)
01 Nov 1883
McLEAN fully organized.
(Andreas, 195;
Williams, Mary Ann, 40)
06 Apr 1885
McLEAN gained from BURLEIGH and STEVENS
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 30/p. 264; Hall, 209210)
02 Nov 1889
McLEAN became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
McLEAN
gained from CHURCH, GARFIELD, STEVENS, and gained all of SHERIDAN; CHURCH,
GARFIELD, SHERIDAN, and STEVENS eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
03 Nov 1908
McLEAN lost to re-creation of SHERIDAN.
(Hall, 238239)
McPHERSON
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
McPHERSON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota, plus part of North Dakota, from BUFFALO; McPHERSON not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec.
31/p. 36)
05 Mar 1881
McPHERSON lost to creation of DICKEY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of INMAN from McPHERSON, BROWN, and part of Non-County Area (12), dependent on
local referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883 [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13/pp. 2124; Brown County Territorial
Pioneers, 11)
09 Mar 1883
McPHERSON lost to creation of McINTOSH;
McPHERSON eliminated from present North Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 26/p. 39)
06 Mar 1884
McPHERSON fully organized.
(Early History
of South Dakota Counties, 78; Leola Centennial Anniversary Book,
385386)
06 Feb 1885
McPHERSON gained part of Non-County Area
(12).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 14/p. 239)
08 Mar 1889
Territorial legislature authorized CAMPBELL
to gain from McPHERSON; gain did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1889, 18th sess., ch. 54/p. 79)
02 Nov 1889
McPHERSON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
MAHKAHTO
(Minn. Territory, extinct)
27 Oct 1849
MAHKAHTO (Minnesota Territory, extinct)
created by Minnesota Territory from non-county area; included parts of present
North Dakota and Minnesota. MAHKAHTO not fully organized, attached to RAMSEY
(Minn.) "for judicial purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1849, ch. 5, secs.
8, 19/pp. 89)
01 May 1851
MAHKAHTO (Minnesota Territory, extinct) lost
all territory to PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) and to the creation of CASS
(Minn.); MAHKAHTO eliminated.
(Minn. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1851, ch. 1, secs. 710,
18/pp. 3132 and ch. 136/p. 577)
MANDAN
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
11 Jan 1875
MANDAN (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); MANDAN
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29,
sec. 9/p. 69)
06 Mar 1883
MANDAN (Dakota Territory) lost to creation
of BUTTE; remainder of MANDAN implicitly reverted to Non-County Area (16),
which became part of LAWRENCE on 13 March 1887; MANDAN eliminated.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 15, secs. 1, 6/pp. 2527)
MARSHALL
(S.D.)
02 May 1885
MARSHALL created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from DAY; MARSHALL not fully organized, attached to DAY
"for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 12,
secs. 12, 1011/pp. 235237)
23 Jul 1885
MARSHALL fully organized, detached from
DAY.
(Marshall County Historical Society, 9)
02 Nov 1889
MARSHALL became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
25 Feb 1891
MARSHALL boundaries redefined [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 42/p. 102)
MARTIN
(S.D., extinct)
05 Mar 1881
MARTIN (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota, plus part of North Dakota, from Non-County Area (1);
MARTIN not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess.,
ch. 48/p. 56)
09 Mar 1883
MARTIN (extinct) lost to creation of CHOTEAU
(extinct), RINEHART (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct); MARTIN attached to
LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 40/pp. 5961)
02 Nov 1889
MARTIN (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota. Boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set
at the seventh standard parallel; MARTIN lost territory to North Dakota.
(U.S.
Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549;
Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
MARTIN (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
MARTIN (extinct) lost to HARDING.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of MARTIN (extinct) to BUTTE for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
08 Nov 1898
MARTIN lost all territory to BUTTE; MARTIN
eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
43/p. 93)
MEADE (S.D.)
by 09 Mar 1889
MEADE was created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from LAWRENCE; MEADE not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 57, sec. 1/p. 83)
25 Mar 1889
MEADE fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
MEADE became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
NOWLIN (extinct) and STERLING (extinct)
detached from HUGHES, attached to MEADE; SCOBEY (extinct) detached from
LAWRENCE, attached to MEADE. All attachments were for the levy and collection
of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
NOWLIN (extinct) and STERLING (extinct)
detached from MEADE, attached to STANLEY "for judicial purposes."
(S.
Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
11 Mar 1895
DELANO (extinct) detached from BUTTE,
attached to MEADE for judicial purposes. Attachment of SCOBEY (extinct) to
MEADE for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
MEADE gained from CHOTEAU (extinct) and
RINEHART (extinct), and gained all of DELANO and SCOBEY; CHOTEAU, DELANO,
RINEHART, and SCOBEY eliminated. Attachment of DELANO and SCOBEY to MEADE
ended.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 42/p. 91; S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929,
148)
08 Mar 1901
Legislature authorized an adjustment in the
boundary between MEADE and PENNINGTON, dependent on local referendum; change
did not take effect [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1901, 7th sess., ch. 90/p. 115)
11 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized an adjustment in the
boundary between MEADE and PENNINGTON, dependent on local referendum; change
did not take effect [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 101/p. 109)
MELLETTE
(S.D.)
03 Jun 1909
MELLETTE created by South Dakota from
JACKSON, MEYER (extinct), WASHABAUGH (extinct), all of PRATT (extinct), and
part of Non-County Area (7); PRATT, JACKSON, MEYER, and Non-County Area (7)
eliminated. MELLETTE not fully organized, attached to LYMAN for judicial
purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
02 Mar 1911
MELLETTE gained from WASHABAUGH (extinct).
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
31 May 1911
MELLETTE fully organized, detached from
LYMAN.
(Mellette County, 4; HRS S. Dak., Mellette, 3)
MERCER
(N.D.)
08 Jan 1873
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of a county named MERCER, with boundaries identical to those of PRATT; creation
did not take effect (act repealed 14 January 1875).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th
sess., ch. 19, sec. 12/p. 47)
14 Jan 1875
MERCER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from Non-County Area (1); MERCER not fully organized, not
attached. The act that created MERCER on 8 January 1873, with boundaries
identical to PRATT (extinct), was nullified.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess.,
ch. 30, sec. 1/p. 71)
10 Feb 1879
MERCER lost to BURLEIGH.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819)
23 Feb 1881
MERCER gained from BURLEIGH and gained all
of Non-County Area (10); Non-County Area (10) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1881, 14th sess., ch. 49/p. 56)
06 Nov 1883
MERCER fully organized.
(HRS N. Dak., Mercer,
7)
14 Apr 1885
MERCER gained from WILLIAMS (original,
extinct), lost to creation of OLIVER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch.
31, secs. 17/pp. 266267; Hall, 207208)
02 Nov 1889
MERCER became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized MERCER to gain part
of WILLIAMS (original, extinct), dependent on a referendum to be held at the
next general election [no change; see 8 November 1892].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d
sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall,
226229)
08 Nov 1892
MERCER gained from WILLIAMS (original,
extinct) and gained all of Non-County Area (21); Non-County Area (21)
eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132;
Hall, 224229)
03 Nov 1896
MERCER gained most of Non-County Area (23).
Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24 May 1901 [see also 9
March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th
sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
MERCER lost to re-creation of Non-County
Area (23) when the North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March
1899 and confirmed its decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3
November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts.,
10:245254; Hall, 232233)
13 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized MERCER to gain part
of Non-County Area (23); gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws
1903, 8th sess., ch. 68/p. 77; Hall, 233236)
MEYER (S.D.,
extinct)
08 Jan 1873
MEYER (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); MEYER not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 13/p. 47)
11 Jan 1875
MEYER (extinct) lost to creation of
LUGENBEEL (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 1/p. 66)
02 Nov 1889
MEYER (extinct) became a county in the state
of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26,
no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
MEYER (extinct) attached to LYMAN for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
19 Feb 1909
Attachment of MEYER (extinct) to LYMAN for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 53/p. 82)
03 Jun 1909
MEYER lost all territory to creation of
MELLETTE and TODD; MEYER eliminated, ending its attachment to LYMAN.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
Michigan
Territory
28 Jun 1834
Michigan Territory gained unorganized
federal territory west of the Mississippi River, north of the state of
Missouri, and east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers; included the eastern
parts of present North and South Dakota.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 12:778779; U.S.
Stat., vol. 4, ch. 98[1834]/p. 701)
1 Oct 1834
All of present North and South Dakota that
had been non-county area in Michigan Territory, became part of DUBUQUE (Iowa),
which was created by Michigan Territory on this date.
(Mich. Terr. Laws,
3:13261327)
MIDWAY
(Minn. Territory, extinct)
23 May 1857
MIDWAY (Minnesota Territory, extinct)
created by Minnesota Territory in present South Dakota from BROWN (Minn.);
MIDWAY overlapped the western part of ROCK (now PIPESTONE, Minn.).
(Minn. Terr.
Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14, sec. 10/p. 68)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. MIDWAY (Minnesota
Territory) eliminated.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch. 60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch.
31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
MILLS
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
MILLS (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; MILLS not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 24/p.
35)
01 Oct 1879
MILLS (Dakota Territory) lost to creation of
BROWN. Remainder of MILLS reverted to Non-County Area (12); MILLS eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
MINER (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
MINER created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from HANSON; MINER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 13/p. 33)
01 Oct 1879
MINER gained from WETMORE (Dakota Territory,
extinct) and gained all of BRAMBLE (Dakota Territory); BRAMBLE and WETMORE
eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
02 Dec 1880
MINER fully organized.
(Andreas, 168; HRS S.
Dak., Miner, 3)
03 Mar 1881
MINER boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 47/p. 55)
01 May 1883
MINER lost to creation of SANBORN.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 31/p. 46; Andreas, 169; History of Pioneer
Sanborn County, 63)
02 Nov 1889
MINER became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
MINNEHAHA
(S.D.)
05 Apr 1862
MINNEHAHA created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; BROOKINGS, DEUEL, and LINCOLN
attached to MINNEHAHA "for judicial and election purposes. (Dak. Terr.
Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 16, sec. 2/p. 245)
08 May 1862
Creation of JAYNE (Dakota Territory,
extinct) created an overlap with MINNEHAHA.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess.,
ch. 15/p. 244)
15 Jan 1864
MINNEHAHA attached to UNION "for election
and judicial purposes;" LINCOLN detached from MINNEHAHA, attached to UNION
"for election and judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d
sess., ch. 11/p. 13)
04 Jan 1868
MINNEHAHA fully organized, detached from
UNION.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867, 7th sess., ch. 10/p. 126; Bailey, 3638)
13 Jan 1871
MINNEHAHA lost to creation of HANSON; JAYNE
(Dakota Territory) eliminated, ending overlap with MINNEHAHA. BROOKINGS fully
organized, detached from MINNEHAHA.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., chs. 2,
10/pp. 404409, 559; Andreas, 160)
08 Jan 1873
MINNEHAHA lost to creation of LAKE and
MOODY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, secs. 23/p. 31)
20 May 1878
DEUEL fully organized, detached from
MINNEHAHA.
(Andreas, 182; Cochrane, 1: [7])
02 Nov 1889
MINNEHAHA became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
Minnesota
Territory
03 Mar 1849
The United States created Minnesota
Territory from unorganized federal territory and de facto Wisconsin Territory.
Minnesota Territory included all of present Minnesota and that part of present
North and South Dakota east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers.
(U.S.
Stat., vol. 9, ch. 121[1849]/pp. 403409; Van Zandt, 133)
27 Oct 1849
The non-county area in Minnesota Territory,
located in present North and South Dakota, was eliminated when Minnesota
Territory created DAKOTA (Minn.), MAHKAHTO (Minnesota Territory, extinct),
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.), WABASHA (Minn.), and WAHNAHTA (Minnesota Territory,
extinct).
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1849, ch. 5, secs. 6, 19/pp. 89)
Missouri
Territory
07 Dec 1812
Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri
Territory, and the Territory's five districts were designated counties. The
former part of ST. LOUIS (Mo.) in present North and South Dakota became
non-county area in Missouri Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599601; U.S.
Stat., vol. 2, ch. 95[1812]/pp. 743747)
31 Dec 1813
All of present North and South Dakota south
of the Missouri River drainage basin became non-county area in Missouri
Territory when the extent of ST. CHARLES (Mo.) was reduced.
(Mo. Laws Pub. and
Gen., 1:ch. 99/pp. 293295)
20 Oct 1818
A Convention of Commerce between Great
Britain and the United States established the parallel of 49 degrees north
latitude, from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, as the northern
boundary of the United States and southern boundary of the British possessions.
Jurisdiction of Missouri Territory was expanded to include all of present North
and South Dakota.
(Parry, 69:294297)
10 Aug 1821
The state of Missouri was created from
Missouri Territory; Missouri Territory eliminated. All the former territory
north and west of Missouri, including all of present North and South Dakota,
became unorganized federal territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 15:742; U.S. Stat.,
vol. 3, ch. 22[1820]/pp. 545548 and res. 1[1821]/p. 645)
MOODY (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
MOODY created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BROOKINGS and MINNEHAHA; MOODY not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 2/p. 31)
30 Aug 1873
MOODY fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
MOODY became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
MORTON
(N.D.)
08 Jan 1873
MORTON created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from Non-County Area (1); MORTON not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 9/p. 47)
05 Nov 1878
MORTON fully organized.
(Peterson, Marion
P., 2)
10 Feb 1879
MORTON gained from BOREMAN (extinct) and
Non-County Area (1), lost to BURLEIGH; part of MORTON reverted to Non-County
Area (9). MORTON no longer fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819; Peterson, Marion P., 2)
08 Feb 1881
MORTON gained from BURLEIGH.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 50/p. 57)
28 Feb 1881
MORTON fully organized.
(Andreas, 193;
Peterson, Marion P., 2)
14 Apr 1885
OLIVER attached to MORTON "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 31, secs.
17/pp. 266267)
18 May 1885
OLIVER fully organized, detached from
MORTON.
(Hall, 208; North Dakota Blue Book, 450)
18 Feb 1887
MORTON gained from HETTINGER and STARK.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 183/p. 380)
02 Nov 1889
MORTON became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized MORTON to gain part
of Non-County Area (9) [Standing Rock Indian Reservation], dependent on local
referendum. Vote was 370 to 83 against the gain [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws
1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams,
35; Hall, 226229)
12 Mar 1897
Legislature authorized MORTON to gain all of
Non-County Area (9) [Standing Rock Indian Reservation]; gain did not take
effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 79/p. 122; Hall, 233)
07 Nov 1916
MORTON lost to creation of GRANT.
(Hall,
249)
MOUNTRAIL
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
MOUNTRAIL created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; MOUNTRAIL not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 5/p. 40; Hall, 183184)
13 Mar 1885
MOUNTRAIL lost to creation of GARFIELD
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 21/p. 253)
02 Nov 1889
MOUNTRAIL became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
MOUNTRAIL attached to WARD "for
judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
MOUNTRAIL lost all territory to WARD;
MOUNTRAIL eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d
sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
16 Jan 1909
MOUNTRAIL
re-created from WARD with somewhat different boundaries from the original
MOUNTRAIL eliminated 8 November 1892. Vote authorizing the re-creation of
MOUNTRAIL passed 4207 to 4024 in the general election held 3 November 1908.
Litigation delayed this enactment until 16 January 1909 when the North Dakota
Supreme Court upheld the vote. MOUNTRAIL not fully organized, not attached.
("State
of North Dakota v. Alfred Blaisdell, et al." in N. Dak. Rpts., 18:3144;
Hall, 241242)
29 Jan 1909
MOUNTRAIL fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 450)
Nebraska
Territory
30 May 1854
The
United States created Nebraska Territory from unorganized federal territory;
included all of present Nebraska, and parts of present Colorado, Montana,
Wyoming, plus those parts of present North and South Dakota west of the
Missouri and White Earth Rivers.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 10, ch. 59[1854]/pp.
277290; Van Zandt, 136137)
2 Mar 1861
The United States created Dakota Territory
from Nebraska Territory and unorganized federal territory; included all of
present North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of present Montana, Nebraska, and
Wyoming. Nebraska Territory eliminated from present North and South Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., pp. 2128; U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch.
86[1861]/pp. 239244; Van Zandt, 134, 136)
NELSON
(N.D.)
02 Mar 1883
NELSON created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, RAMSEY, and all of Non-County
Area (15) [former part of FOSTER]; NELSON not fully organized, attached to
GRAND FORKS "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
ch. 28/p. 41)
09 Mar 1883
NELSON gained from RAMSEY. NELSON boundaries
redefined [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 12, 27/pp. 19,
40)
09 Jun 1883
NELSON fully organized, detached from GRAND
FORKS.
(Andreas, 204; History of the Red River Valley, 2:669; North
Dakota Blue Book, 450)
02 Nov 1889
NELSON became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
NICKEUS
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
08 Mar 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of NICKEUS in present North Dakota from CAVALIER, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, and WALSH;
creation did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
ch. 29/pp. 4243)
Non-County
Area 1 (S.D.)
13 Jan 1871
Non-County Area (1) created in western
Dakota Territory.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
08 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (1) lost to creation of
BOREMAN (extinct), HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct), LYMAN, MEYER (extinct),
MORTON, PRATT (extinct), PRESHO (extinct), RUSK (now DEWEY), STANLEY, TRIPP,
and WILLIAMS (original, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19/pp.
4548)
11 Jan 1875
Non-County Area (1) lost to creation of
CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct), CUSTER, DELANO (extinct), FORSYTHE
(Dakota Territory, extinct), LAWRENCE, LUGENBEEL (extinct), MANDAN (Dakota
Territory, extinct), PENNINGTON, SHANNON, and WHITE RIVER (Dakota Territory,
extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29/pp. 6670)
14 Jan 1875
Non-County Area (1) lost to creation of
MERCER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 30, sec. 1/p. 71)
10 Feb 1879
Non-County Area (1) lost to BURLEIGH and
MORTON, and lost to creation of BILLINGS, STARK, and Non-County Area (10)
located between MERCER and MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch.
11/pp. 1819)
05 Mar 1881
Non-County Area (1) lost to creation of
HARDING and MARTIN (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., chs. 43,
48/pp. 51, 56)
09 Mar 1883
Non-County
Area (1) lost to creation of SCHNASSE (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 34/p. 51)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (1) became part of the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1909
Non-County Area (1) lost to creation of
CORSON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
by 1 Feb 1911
Non-County Area (1) lost to DEWEY when
boundaries were moved to run on federal land survey lines.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911,
12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137; S. Dak. Rev. Code 1919, 1:142, 145)
01 Feb 1911
Non-County Area (1) lost all territory to
creation of ZIEBACH; Non-County Area (1) eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th
sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
Non-County
Area 2 (Dakota Territory)
04 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (2) created from BUFFALO;
attached to BURLEIGH for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, secs. 16, 18/p. 44)
10 Feb 1879
Non-County Area (2), attached to BURLEIGH,
lost all territory to creation of EMMONS; Non-County Area (2) eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 2/p. 18)
Non-County
Area 3 (Dakota Territory)
04 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (3) created from BUFFALO;
attached to LOGAN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, secs. 14, 18/pp. 4344)
09 Mar 1883
Non-County Area (3), attached to LOGAN, lost
all territory to creation of McINTOSH; Non-County Area (3) eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 26/p. 39)
Non-County
Area 4 (Dakota Territory)
04 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (4) created from PEMBINA;
attached to LA MOURE for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 7/p. 51 and ch. 18, sec. 18/p. 44)
24 Feb 1881
Non-County Area (4) gained from LA MOURE and
was detached from LA MOURE; not attached elsewhere.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th
sess., ch. 44/p. 51)
05 Mar 1881
Non-County Area (4) lost to creation of
DICKEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44)
09 Mar 1883
LA MOURE gained all of Non-County Area (4);
Non-County Area (4) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 24/p.
37)
Non-County
Area 5 (Dakota Territory)
04 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (5) created from PEMBINA;
attached to RANSOM for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 8/p. 52 and ch. 18, sec. 18/p. 44)
05 Mar 1881
Non-County Area (5), attached to RANSOM,
lost to creation of DICKEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44)
09 Apr 1883
Non-County Area (5), attached to RANSOM,
lost all territory to creation of SARGENT; Non-County Area (5) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 3233/pp. 4850)
Non-County
Area 6 (Dakota Territory)
04 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (6) created from PEMBINA;
attached to RICHLAND for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 4/p. 50 and ch. 18, sec. 18/p. 44)
08 Mar 1883
RICHLAND gained all of Non-County Area (6)
that had been attached to RICHLAND; Non-County Area (6) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
Non-County
Area 7 (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
Non-County Area (7) was created between PRATT
(extinct) and PRESHO (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19,
secs. 5, 12, 14/pp. 4647)
11 Jan 1875
Non-County Area (7) gained from STANLEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 11/p. 70)
09 Mar 1883
Non-County Area (7) lost to STANLEY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 35/p. 52; "Collins v. Lyman County,"
in S. Dak. Rpts., 30:104118)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (7) became part of the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
28 Feb 1893
Non-County Area (7) lost to STANLEY.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
08 Nov 1898
Non-County Area (7) lost to LYMAN.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 45/p. 96)
06 Jun 1907
Non-County Area (7) gained part of PRESHO
and gained from TRIPP; PRESHO eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch.
99/p. 148)
03 Jun 1909
Non-County Area (7) lost all territory to
creation of MELLETTE and TODD; Non-County Area (7) eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws
1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
Non-County
Area 8 (Dakota Territory)
10 Feb 1877
Non-County Area (8) created from LAWRENCE
between the Belle Fourche and Redwater Rivers.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th
sess., ch. 42/pp. 215216 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
19 Feb 1881
LAWRENCE gained all of Non-County Area (8);
Non-County Area (8) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 45/p.
53)
Non-County
Area 9 (N.D.)
10 Feb 1879
Non-County Area (9) created from MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819; Peterson, Marion P., 2)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (9) became part of the
state of North Dakota. Non-County Area (9) gained from BOREMAN (extinct), EWING
(extinct), MARTIN (extinct), SCHNASSE (extinct), and WAGNER (extinct) when the
boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set at the seventh standard
parallel.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS and STARK to
gain part of Non-County Area (9); gains did not take effect [no change].
Legislature authorized MORTON to gain part of Non-County Area (9) [Standing
Rock Indian Reservation], dependent on local referendum. Vote was 370 to 83
against the gain [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs.
611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
Non-County
Area (9) lost to BILLINGS and STARK. Remaining part of Non-County Area (9)
included the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess.,
ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
12 Mar 1897
Legislature authorized MORTON to gain all of
Non-County Area (9) [Standing Rock Indian Reservation]; gain did not take
effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 79/p. 122; Hall, 233)
03 Sep 1914
Non-County Area (9) [Standing Rock Indian
Reservation] lost all territory to creation of SIOUX; Non-County Area (9)
eliminated.
(Hall, 248)
Non-County
Area 10 (Dakota Territory)
10 Feb 1879
Non-County Area (10) created from Non-County
Area (1); it was located between MERCER and MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th
sess., ch. 11/pp. 1819)
23 Feb 1881
MERCER gained all of Non-County Area (10);
Non-County Area (10) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 49/p.
56)
Non-County
Area 11 (Dakota Territory)
01 Oct 1879
Non-County Area (11) created from HAND.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
27 Feb 1883
HYDE gained all of Non-County Area (11);
Non-County Area (11) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 21/p.
33)
Non-County
Area 12 (Dakota Territory)
01 Oct 1879
Non-County Area (12) created from parts of
BEADLE (original), MILLS, STONE, and THOMPSON; BEADLE (original), MILLS, STONE,
and THOMPSON eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
05 Mar 1881
Non-County Area (12) lost to creation of
DICKEY and lost to creation of Non-County Area (14).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881,
14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44)
27 Feb 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of INMAN (proposed) and McCAULEY (proposed) from part of Non-County Area (12),
dependent on local referendum. Referendum failed at election held 1 May 1883
[no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 13, secs. 1, 3/p. 21)
08 Mar 1883
Non-County Area (12) lost to FAULK.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 19/p. 31)
06 Feb 1885
Non-County Area (12) lost all territory to
EDMUNDS and McPHERSON; Non-County Area (12) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885,
16th sess., ch. 14/p. 239)
Non-County
Area 13 (Dakota Territory)
01 Oct 1879
Non-County Area (13) created from part of
CRAGIN; CRAGIN eliminated. Territorial legislature authorized the combining of
DAVISON and HANSON, plus Non-County Area (13), into a single county named
HANSON; consolidation did not take place [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879,
13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
24 Feb 1881
DAVISON and HANSON gained all of Non-County
Area (13); Non-County Area (13) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess.,
ch. 46/p. 54)
Non-County
Area 14 (Dakota Territory)
05 Mar 1881
Non-County Area (14) created from Non-County
Area (12); it was located north of DAY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch.
40/p. 44)
09 Apr 1883
Non-County Area (14) lost all territory to
creation of SARGENT; Non-County Area (14) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., chs. 3233/pp. 4850)
Non-County
Area 15 (Dakota Territory)
14 Feb 1883
Non-County Area (15) created from FOSTER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 20/p. 32)
02 Mar 1883
Non-County Area (15) lost all territory to
creation of NELSON; Non-County Area (15) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 28/p. 41)
Non-County
Area 16 (Dakota Territory)
06 Mar 1883
Non-County Area (16) created from MANDAN
(Dakota Territory) when MANDAN was eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 15, secs. 1, 6/pp. 2527)
13 Mar 1887
LAWRENCE gained all of Non-County Area (16);
Non-County Area (16) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 179,
secs. 13/pp. 374375)
Non-County
Area 17 (N.D.)
13 Mar 1885
Non-County Area (17) created from STEVENS
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., chs. 21, 28/pp. 253, 263)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (17) became part of the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
Non-County Area (17) lost all territory to
WARD; Non-County Area (17) eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50,
secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
Non-County
Area 18 (N.D.)
by 13 Mar 1885
Non-County Area (18) created from
RAMSEY. This area was to become part of BLAINE. On 13 March 1885, the
territorial legislature authorized creation of BLAINE from RAMSEY, CAVALIER,
and WALSH; creation did not take effect.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess.,
chs. 4, 32/pp. 227, 269)
by 12 May 1885
Non-County Area (18) gained from
CAVALIER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 11/p. 233)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (18) became part of the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
04 Nov 1890
Non-County Area (18) lost all territory to
RAMSEY; Non-County Area (18) eliminated. Act passed 11 March 1890; took effect
4 November 1890 when voters in the area agreed to become part of RAMSEY.
(N.
Dak. Laws 1889, 1st sess., ch. 201/p. 549)
Non-County
Area 19 (Dakota Territory)
02 May 1885
Non-County Area (19) created from DAY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 12, secs. 12, 1011/pp. 235237)
08 Mar 1889
Non-County Area (19) lost all territory to
DAY; Non-County Area (19) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch.
55/p. 81)
Non-County
Area 20 (N.D.)
11 Mar 1887
Non-County Area (20) created from McHENRY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
01 May 1887
Non-County Area (20) lost to WARD.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 181, sec. 6/p. 379)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (20) became part of the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
Non-County Area (20) lost all territory to
WARD; Non-County Area (20) eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50,
secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
Non-County
Area 21 (N.D.)
13 Mar 1887
Non-County Area (21) created from STARK.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 179, secs. 13/pp. 374375)
2 Nov 1889
Non-County Area (21) became part of the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
Non-County Area (21) lost all territory to
MERCER; Non-County Area (21) eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50,
secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
Non-County
Area 22 (S.D.)
08 Nov 1898
Non-County Area (22) created in South Dakota
from LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 45/p. 96)
06 Jun 1907
Non-County Area (22) lost all territory to
TRIPP; Non-County Area (22) eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch.
99/p. 148)
Non-County
Area 23 (N.D.)
08 Nov 1892
Non-County Area (23) created in North Dakota
from WILLIAMS (original, extinct). This area was to have been part of STARK,
but the gain did not take effect.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs.
15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
03 Nov 1896
MERCER and STARK gained all of Non-County
Area (23); Non-County Area (23) eliminated. Act was overturned by the North
Dakota Supreme Court, 24 May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in
Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123;
Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
Non-County Area (23) re-created from MERCER
and STARK when the North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March
1899 and confirmed its decision of 18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3
November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts.,
10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
Non-County Area (23) attached to STARK
"for judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
13 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized MERCER and STARK to
gain all of Non-County Area (23); gain did not take effect [no change]. Act was
overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court during the 1905 session.
(N. Dak.
Laws 1903, 8th sess., chs. 6869/pp. 7780; Hall, 233236; "State of North
Dakota v. Stark County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
Dec 1905
The North Dakota
Supreme Court overturned the act of 13 March 1903 by which STARK was authorized
to gain part of Non-County Area (23) [no change].
("State of North Dakota
v. Stark County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
18 Jan 1908
DUNN and STARK gained all of Non-County Area
(23); Non-County Area (23) eliminated, ending its attachment to STARK.
("Dunn County," 2; Hall, 238239)
NOWLIN
(S.D., extinct)
08 Mar 1883
NOWLIN (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) and WHITE
RIVER (Dakota Territory, extinct); NOWLIN not fully organized, attached to
PENNINGTON "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 5, 8/pp. 2829)
26 Jan 1887
NOWLIN (extinct) detached from PENNINGTON,
attached to HUGHES "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
02 Nov 1889
NOWLIN (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
NOWLIN (extinct) detached from HUGHES,
attached to MEADE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
NOWLIN (extinct) detached from MEADE,
attached to STANLEY for judicial purposes."
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess.,
ch. 50/p. 79)
28 Feb 1893
NOWLIN (extinct) lost to STANLEY.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of NOWLIN (extinct) to STANLEY
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
NOWLIN lost all territory to LYMAN and
STANLEY; NOWLIN eliminated, ending its attachment to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws
1897, 5th sess., chs. 41, 45/pp. 90, 96)
OLIVER
(N.D.)
14 Apr 1885
OLIVER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from MERCER. OLIVER not fully organized, attached to
MORTON "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess.,
ch. 31, secs. 25/pp. 266267; Hall, 207208)
18 May 1885
OLIVER fully organized, detached from
MORTON.
(Hall, 208; North Dakota Blue Book, 450)
02 Nov 1889
OLIVER
became a county in the state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch.
180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527;
Van Zandt, 134)
Overlap
Area 2 (Minn. Territory)
23 May 1857
A disputed area between MIDWAY (Minnesota
Territory, extinct) and ROCK (now PIPESTONE, Minn.) was created when the
boundary descriptions created an overlap on the eastern line of MIDWAY and the
western line of ROCK.
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14, secs. 910,
14/pp. 6869)
11 May 1858
Area overlapped by MIDWAY (Minnesota
Territory, extinct) and ROCK (now PIPESTONE, Minn.) was eliminated when the
state of Minnesota was created; MIDWAY was eliminated and ROCK was eliminated
from present South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch. 60[1857]/pp. 166167 and
ch. 31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt,
133)
PEMBINA
(Minn., now KITTSON, Minn.)
27 Oct 1849
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) created by
Minnesota Territory from non-county area; included parts of present North
Dakota and Minnesota. PEMBINA not fully organized, attached to BENTON (Minn.)
"for judicial purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1849, ch. 5, secs. 9,
19/pp. 89)
01 May 1851
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) gained from
MAHKAHTO (Minnesota Territory, extinct) and WAHNAHTA (Minnesota Territory,
extinct), and lost to creation of CASS (Minn.); PEMBINA now included parts of
present North and South Dakota and Minnesota.
(Minn. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1851, ch.
1, secs. 710, 18/pp. 3132 and ch. 136/p. 577)
04 Mar 1852
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) fully organized
for county government and judicial purposes; detached from BENTON (Minn.).
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1852, ch. 20, sec. 1/p. 34)
05 Mar 1853
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) re-attached to
BENTON (Minn.) "for judicial and other purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws
1853, ch. 3, sec. 5/p. 9)
07 Feb 1854
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) detached from
BENTON (Minn.), attached to NICOLLET (Minn.) "for judicial and other
purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1854, ch. 53, sec. 5/p. 176)
25 Feb 1858
PEMBINA's (now KITTSON, Minn.) organization
for county government was repealed.
(Minn. Laws 18571858, spec., ch. 44/p.
155)
08 Mar 1858
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) lost to
creation of DOUGLAS (Minn.); area within present North and South Dakota was
unchanged.
(Minn. Laws 18571858, spec., ch. 74, secs. 12/p. 215)
18 Mar 1858
PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.) lost to
creation of BECKER (Minn.), BRECKENBRIDGE (now CLAY, Minn.), OTTER TAIL
(Minn.), and TOOMBS (now WILKIN, Minn.); area within present North and South
Dakota was unchanged.
(Minn. Laws 18571858, spec., ch. 34, secs. 14/pp.
144145 and ch. 64, secs. 12/p. 180)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. PEMBINA (now KITTSON,
Minn.) eliminated from present North and South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11,
ch. 60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch. 31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South
Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
PEMBINA (N.D.)
09 Jan 1867
PEMBINA created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from non-county area; PEMBINA not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1866, 6th sess., ch. 15/p. 44; Royce, 828829, pl.
120)
12 Aug 1867
PEMBINA fully organized.
(History of
Pembina County, 3; History of the Red River Valley, 2:587, 657)
13 Jan 1871
PEMBINA
gained non-county area.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
04 Jan 1873
PEMBINA lost to creation of BURBANK (now
BARNES), CASS, CAVALIER, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, LA MOURE, RAMSEY, RANSOM,
RICHLAND, and STUTSMAN. PEMBINA also lost to creation of Non-County Area (4),
Non-County Area (5), and Non-County Area (6).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th
sess., chs. 18, 20/pp. 3944, 4852)
02 May 1881
PEMBINA lost to creation of WALSH.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 51, secs. 12/pp. 5960 and ch. 52/p. 61)
08 Mar 1883
TOWNER attached to PEMBINA "for
judicial purposes." Territorial legislature authorized the creation of
HARVEY from PEMBINA and CAVALIER and the creation of NICKEUS from PEMBINA,
CAVALIER, RAMSEY, and WALSH; creations did not take effect [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 22, 29, 37/pp. 34, 4243, 54)
24 Jan 1884
TOWNER fully organized, detached from
PEMBINA.
(Andreas, 207)
by 12 May 1885
Territorial
legislature authorized CAVALIER to gain from PEMBINA, dependent on local
referendum. Results are unknown, but it appeared to fail [no change].
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 11/p. 233)
11 Mar 1887
PEMBINA lost to CAVALIER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1887, 17th sess., ch. 182/p. 380)
02 Nov 1889
PEMBINA became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
PENNINGTON
(S.D.)
11 Jan 1875
PENNINGTON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); PENNINGTON not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 6/p. 68)
10 Feb 1877
PENNINGTON exchanged with CUSTER and
LAWRENCE, lost to creation of ZIEBACH (original, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 215216 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
19 Apr 1877
PENNINGTON fully organized.
(Andreas, 119;
"Dakota's Counties," 13)
08 Mar 1883
JACKSON, NOWLIN (extinct), and ZIEBACH
(original, extinct) attached to PENNINGTON "for judicial and revenue
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 78/p. 29)
26 Jan 1887
NOWLIN (extinct) detached from PENNINGTON,
attached to HUGHES "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
02 Nov 1889
PENNINGTON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of JACKSON and ZIEBACH (original,
extinct) to PENNINGTON for the levy and collection of taxes therein was
confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
JACKSON detached from PENNINGTON, attached
to STANLEY for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of ZIEBACH (original, extinct) to
PENNINGTON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th
sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
PENNINGTON gained from WASHINGTON (extinct)
and ZIEBACH (original); ZIEBACH (original) eliminated, ending its attachment to
PENNINGTON. PENNINGTON lost a very small area to WASHINGTON (extinct) along a river
meander.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 44/p. 94)
08 Mar 1901
Legislature authorized an adjustment in the
boundary of PENNINGTON with LAWRENCE and MEADE, dependent on local referendum;
change did not take effect [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1901, 7th sess., ch.
90/p. 115)
11 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized an adjustment in the
boundary between PENNINGTON and MEADE, dependent on local referendum; change
did not take effect [no change].
(S. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 101/p. 109)
21 Jun 1919
WASHINGTON (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to PENNINGTON for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess.,
spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of WASHINGTON (extinct) to
PENNINGTON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th
sess., ch. 304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1945
WASHINGTON eliminated, ending its attachment
to PENNINGTON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1943, 28th sess., ch. 23/p. 40; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:339)
PERKINS
(S.D.)
03 Nov 1908
PERKINS created by South Dakota from BUTTE;
PERKINS not fully organized, not attached.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:143,
146, 149; S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 7/p. 7; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:319,
324, 328329)
09 Feb 1909
PERKINS fully organized.
(Early History
of South Dakota Counties, 92)
PIERCE
(N.D.)
11 Mar 1887
PIERCE created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BOTTINEAU, McHENRY, ROLETTE, and all of DE SMET
(Dakota Territory); DE SMET eliminated. PIERCE not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
04 Feb 1889
PIERCE attached to McHENRY "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 74, sec. 3/p.
109)
06 Apr 1889
PIERCE fully organized, detached from
McHENRY.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 450)
02 Nov 1889
PIERCE
became a county in the state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch.
180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527;
Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
PIERCE gained part of CHURCH, CHURCH
eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132;
Hall, 224229)
PIPESTONE
(Minn., now ROCK, Minn.)
23 May 1857
PIPESTONE (now ROCK, Minn.) created by
Minnesota Territory from BROWN (Minn.); included parts of present Minnesota and
South Dakota. PIPESTONE not fully organized, attached to BIG SIOUX (Minnesota
Territory, extinct) "for all judicial and elective purposes."
(Minn.
Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14, secs. 4, 14/pp. 67, 69)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory, Minnesota Territory eliminated. PIPESTONE (now ROCK,
Minn.) eliminated from present South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch.
60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch. 31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South
Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
PIPESTONE, Minn. (see ROCK, Minn.)
POTTER
(S.D., created as ASHMORE)
08 Jan 1873
ASHMORE (now POTTER) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from BUFFALO; ASHMORE not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 34/p. 37)
14 Jan 1875
ASHMORE renamed POTTER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1874, 11th sess., ch. 30/p. 71)
08 Mar 1883
POTTER gained from FAULK.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 19/p. 31)
27 Dec 1883
POTTER fully organized.
(Stilgebouer, 20;
"Dakota's Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
POTTER became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
PRATT (S.D.,
extinct)
08 Jan 1873
PRATT (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1). Territorial legislature
authorized creation of MERCER, with boundaries identical to those of PRATT;
creation of MERCER did not take effect (act repealed 14 January 1875). PRATT
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19,
secs. 12, 14/p. 47)
11 Jan 1875
PRATT (extinct) lost to STANLEY, and lost to
the creation of CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct), LUGENBEEL (extinct), and
WHITE RIVER (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch.
29, secs. 1, 7, 1011/pp. 66, 68, 70)
14 Jan 1875
MERCER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from Non-County Area (1); the act that created MERCER on 8
January 1873, with boundaries identical to PRATT (extinct), was nullified.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 31/p. 73)
09 Mar 1883
PRATT (extinct) gained from STANLEY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 35/p. 52; "Collins v. Lyman County,"
in S. Dak. Rpts., 30:104118)
02 Nov 1889
PRATT (extinct) became a county in the state
of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26,
no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
PRATT (extinct) attached to BRULE for the
levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p.
159)
28 Feb 1893
PRATT (extinct) lost to STANLEY.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
11 Mar 1895
PRATT (extinct) detached from BRULE,
attached to LYMAN for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
PRATT (extinct) lost to LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws
1897, 5th sess., ch. 45/p. 96)
03 Jun 1909
PRATT lost all territory to creation of
MELLETTE; PRATT eliminated, ending its attachment to LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909,
11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
PRESHO
(S.D., extinct)
08 Jan 1873
PRESHO (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); PRESHO not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 5/p. 46)
11 Jan 1875
PRESHO (extinct) exchanged with STANLEY.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, secs. 7, 11/pp. 68, 70)
09 Mar 1883
PRESHO (extinct) lost to STANLEY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 35/p. 52; "Collins v. Lyman County,"
in S. Dak. Rpts., 30:104118)
02 Nov 1889
PRESHO (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
PRESHO (extinct) attached to BRULE for the
levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p.
159)
04 Jun 1891
PRESHO (extinct) gained from TRIPP, lost to
LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 41/p. 101)
11 Mar 1895
PRESHO (extinct) detached from BRULE,
attached to LYMAN for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
PRESHO (extinct) lost to LYMAN.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 45/p. 96)
06 Jun 1907
PRESHO lost to TRIPP; remainder of PRESHO
became part of Non-County Area (7). PRESHO eliminated, ending its attachment to
LYMAN.
(S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch. 99/p. 148)
PYATT (see
ARMSTRONG, S.D., extinct)
RAMSEY
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
RAMSEY created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; RAMSEY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 10/p. 42; Hall 183184)
25 Jan 1883
RAMSEY fully organized.
(Andreas, 205)
02 Mar 1883
RAMSEY lost to creation of NELSON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 28/p. 41)
08 Mar 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of NICKEUS from RAMSEY, CAVALIER, PEMBINA, and WALSH; creation did not take
effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 29/pp. 4243)
09 Mar 1883
RAMSEY lost to creation of BENSON and lost
to NELSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 12/p. 19)
by 13 Mar 1885
RAMSEY gained from
CAVALIER, lost to BENSON, and lost to creation of Non-County Area (18)
[territory that was to become part of BLAINE]. On 13 March 1885, the
territorial legislature authorized creation of BLAINE from RAMSEY, CAVALIER,
and WALSH; creation did not take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885,
16th sess., chs. 4, 32/pp. 227, 269)
28 Apr 1885
RAMSEY gained from BENSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 32, sec. 3/p. 270; Hall, 213214)
26 Jan 1889
TOWNER attached to RAMSEY "for judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 73/p. 108)
07 Feb 1889
RAMSEY boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 58/p. 89)
02 Nov 1889
RAMSEY became a county in the state of North
Dakota. By 2 November 1889, TOWNER was fully organized, detached from RAMSEY.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:497, 517518, 526527; Van Zandt, 134, Everton, 191)
04 Nov 1890
RAMSEY gained all of Non-County Area (18);
Non-County Area (18) eliminated. Act passed 11 March 1890; took effect 4
November 1890 when voters in the area agreed to become part of RAMSEY.
(N. Dak.
Laws 1889, 1st sess., ch. 201/p. 549)
04 Mar 1891
RAMSEY boundaries clarified; confirmed gain
of 4 November 1890 [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 129/p. 328)
06 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized RAMSEY to gain from
BENSON; gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
130/p. 329)
RANSOM
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
RANSOM created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; RANSOM not fully organized, not attached.
Non-County Area (5) attached to RANSOM for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 8/p. 52 and ch. 18,
sec. 18/p. 44)
24 Feb 1881
RANSOM lost to LA MOURE.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1881, 14th sess., ch. 44/p. 51)
05 Mar 1881
RANSOM lost to creation of DICKEY, and
RANSOM lost part of attached Non-County Area (5) to creation of DICKEY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44)
04 Apr 1881
RANSOM fully organized.
(Andreas, 202;
Arnold, 58; History of the Red River Valley, 2:721)
09 Apr 1883
RANSOM lost to creation of SARGENT and lost
attached Non-County Area (5) to creation of SARGENT; SARGENT not fully organized,
attached to RANSOM for recording purposes. (Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
chs. 3233/pp. 4850)
08 Oct 1883
SARGENT fully organized, detached from
RANSOM.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 451)
02 Nov 1889
RANSOM became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
RENVILLE
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
RENVILLE created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; RENVILLE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 4/p. 40; Hall, 183184)
09 Mar 1883
RENVILLE lost to creation of WYNN (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 41/p. 61)
14 Apr 1885
RENVILLE lost to creation of WARD.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 42/p. 280; Hall, 210)
11 Mar 1887
RENVILLE gained from WYNN (Dakota Territory,
extinct), lost to WARD.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 181/p. 378)
02 Nov 1889
RENVILLE became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
RENVILLE attached to WARD "for judicial
and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
RENVILLE lost all territory to BOTTINEAU and
WARD; RENVILLE eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891,
2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
12 Jul 1910
RENVILLE re-created from WARD with
somewhat different boundaries from the original RENVILLE that was eliminated 8
November 1892. Vote authorizing this creation was held 3 November 1908, but
litigation delayed enactment until a North Dakota Supreme Court ruling of 3
June 1910 upheld the election results. The governors proclamation created
RENVILLE on 12 July 1910; RENVILLE not fully organized, not attached.
("Fitzmaurice v. Willis," in N. Dak. Rpts., 20:372392; Hall,
241246; North Dakota Blue Book, 447, 451; Pioneers and Progress,
10)
20 Jul 1910
RENVILLE fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 451; Pioneers and Progress, 10)
RICHLAND
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
RICHLAND created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from PEMBINA; RICHLAND not fully organized, not attached.
Non-County Area (6) attached to RICHLAND for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 4/p. 50 and ch. 18,
sec. 18/p. 44)
25 Nov 1873
RICHLAND fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 451)
08 Mar 1883
RICHLAND gained all of Non-County Area (6)
that had been attached to RICHLAND; Non-County Area (6) eliminated.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
09 Apr 1883
SARGENT attached to RICHLAND "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 3233/pp.
4850)
08 Oct 1883
SARGENT fully organized, detached from
RICHLAND.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 451)
09 Mar 1885
RICHLAND gained from ROBERTS.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 34/p. 272)
02 Nov 1889
RICHLAND became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
RINEHART
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
RINEHART (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from MARTIN (extinct); RINEHART not fully
organized, attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 5/p. 60)
02 Nov 1889
RINEHART (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
RINEHART (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of RINEHART (extinct) to BUTTE
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
RINEHART lost all territory to BUTTE and
MEADE; RINEHART eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897,
5th sess., ch. 43/p. 93)
ROBERTS
(S.D.)
08 Mar 1883
ROBERTS created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota, and part of North Dakota, from GRANT and part of the
Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve; ROBERTS not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
06 Aug 1883
ROBERTS fully organized.
(Andreas, 171;
Roberts County Centennial Committee, 25)
02 Feb 1885
Boundary between ROBERTS and GRANT clarified
[no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 22/p. 254)
09 Mar 1885
ROBERTS
lost to RICHLAND; ROBERTS eliminated from present North Dakota.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 34/p. 272)
02 Nov 1889
ROBERTS became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
ROCK (Minn.,
now PIPESTONE, Minn.)
23 May 1857
ROCK (now PIPESTONE, Minn.) created by
Minnesota Territory from BROWN (Minn.); included parts of present Minnesota and
South Dakota. ROCK overlapped part of MIDWAY (Minnesota Territory, extinct).
ROCK not fully organized, attached to MURRAY (Minn.) "for all judicial and
elective purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1857, ext. sess., ch. 14, secs. 9,
14/pp. 6869)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. ROCK (now PIPESTONE,
Minn.) eliminated from present South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch.
60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch. 31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, History of South
Dakota, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
ROCK, Minn.
(see PIPESTONE, Minn.)
ROLETTE
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
ROLETTE created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from BUFFALO; ROLETTE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 40; Hall, 183184)
08 Mar 1883
ROLETTE lost to creation of TOWNER.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 37/p. 54)
14 Oct 1884
ROLETTE fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 451)
11 Mar 1887
ROLETTE lost to creation of PIERCE.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
02 Nov 1889
ROLETTE became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
RUSK (see
DEWEY, S.D.)
ST. CHARLES
(Mo.)
01 Oct 1804
The United States divided the Louisiana
Purchase at the parallel of 33 degrees north latitude into the District of
Louisiana and Orleans Territory. Almost all of present South Dakota and part of
present North Dakota became part of the District of Louisiana; the District was
not fully organized and was attached to Indiana Territory for administrative
and judicial purposes. ST. CHARLES District (Mo.) created by the District of
Louisiana from non-county area; it included all or part of six present states,
including portions of present North and South Dakota.
(Terr. Papers U.S.,
13:5152; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 38[1804]/pp. 283289)
04 Jul 1805
ST. CHARLES (Mo.) became a district
(county) in Louisiana Territory when the District of Louisiana was renamed
Louisiana Territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 31[1805]/pp. 331332)
07 Dec 1812
ST. CHARLES (Mo.) became a county in Missouri
Territory when Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory.
(Terr.
Papers U.S., 14:599601; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 95[1812]/pp. 743747)
31 Dec 1813
Most of ST. CHARLES (Mo.) reverted to
non-county area; ST. CHARLES eliminated from present North and South Dakota.
(Mo. Laws Pub. and Gen., 1:ch. 99/pp. 293295)
ST. LOUIS
(Mo.)
01 Oct 1804
The United States divided the Louisiana Purchase
at the parallel of 33 degrees north latitude into the District of Louisiana and
Orleans Territory. Almost all of present South Dakota and part of present North
Dakota became part of the District of Louisiana; the District was not fully
organized and was attached to Indiana Territory for administrative and judicial
purposes. ST. LOUIS District (Mo.) created by the District of Louisiana from
non-county area; it included all or part of eight present states, including
portions of present North and South Dakota.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 13:5152; U.S.
Stat., vol. 2, ch. 38[1804]/pp. 283289)
04 Jul 1805
ST. LOUIS (Mo.) became a district (county)
in Louisiana Territory when the District of Louisiana was renamed Louisiana
Territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch. 31[1805]/pp. 331332)
07 Dec 1812
ST. LOUIS District (Mo.) eliminated from
present North and South Dakota when its boundaries were changed and its area
was reduced.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 14:599601; U.S. Stat., vol. 2, ch.
95[1812]/pp. 743747)
SANBORN (S.D.)
01 May 1883
SANBORN created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from MINER; SANBORN not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 31/p. 46; Andreas, 169; History of
Pioneer Sanborn County, 63)
18 Jul 1883
SANBORN fully organized.
(Reminiscing:
A Centennial History of Sanborn County, 13; Supplement to History of
Pioneer Sanborn County, 51)
02 Nov 1889
SANBORN became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
SARGENT
(N.D.)
09 Apr 1883
SARGENT created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from RANSOM, Non-County Area (5) attached to RANSOM,
Non-County Area (14), and non-county area in the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian
Reserve; SARGENT not fully organized, attached to RICHLAND "for judicial
purposes" and to RANSOM "for recording purposes."
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 3233/pp. 4850)
08 Oct 1883
SARGENT fully organized, detached from
RANSOM and RICHLAND.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 451)
02 Nov 1889
SARGENT became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
SCHNASSE
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
SCHNASSE (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota, and part of North Dakota, from Non-County
Area (1) and a small part of BOREMAN (extinct); SCHNASSE not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 34/p. 51)
02 Nov 1889
SCHNASSE (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota. Boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set
at the seventh standard parallel; SCHNASSE lost territory to North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
SCHNASSE (extinct) attached to WALWORTH for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
02 Mar 1909
SCHNASSE (extinct) lost to creation of
CORSON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
01 Feb 1911
SCHNASSE lost all territory to creation of
ZIEBACH; SCHNASSE eliminated, ending its attachment to WALWORTH.
(S. Dak. Laws
1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
SCOBEY
(S.D., extinct)
08 Mar 1883
SCOBEY (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota from DELANO (extinct); SCOBEY not fully organized,
attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 2, 7/pp. 2829)
02 Nov 1889
SCOBEY (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
SCOBEY (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to MEADE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
06 Nov 1894
SCOBEY (extinct) lost small area to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of SCOBEY (extinct) to MEADE for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
08 Nov 1898
SCOBEY lost all territory to MEADE; SCOBEY
eliminated, ending its attachment to MEADE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
42/p. 91; S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 148)
SHANNON
(S.D.)
11 Jan 1875
SHANNON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); SHANNON not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 2/p. 66)
09 Mar 1883
SHANNON lost to creation of WASHINGTON
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 1/p. 59)
02 Nov 1889
SHANNON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
SHANNON attached to FALL RIVER for judicial
purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1909
SHANNON lost to creation of BENNETT;
attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec., ch.
354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of SHANNON to FALL RIVER for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch. 304/p.
319)
01 Jan 1945
SHANNON gained all of WASHINGTON; WASHINGTON
eliminated. SHANNON remained unorganized and attached to FALL RIVER as of 31
December 2000.
(S. Dak. Laws 1943, 28th sess., ch. 23/p. 40; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:339)
SHERIDAN
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
SHERIDAN created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO; SHERIDAN not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 13/p. 43; Hall, 183184)
08 Mar 1883
SHERIDAN lost to creation of McLEAN.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 25/p. 38)
11 Mar 1887
SHERIDAN lost to creation of CHURCH
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 180/p. 376)
02 Nov 1889
SHERIDAN became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
08 Nov 1892
SHERIDAN lost all territory to McLEAN;
SHERIDAN eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp.
129132; Hall, 224229)
03 Nov 1908
SHERIDAN re-created from McLEAN with
somewhat different boundaries from the original SHERIDAN that was eliminated 8
November 1892. The vote in favor of re-creating SHERIDAN passed 1950 to 1650.
SHERIDAN not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall, 238239)
24 Dec 1908
SHERIDAN fully organized.
(Hall, 239; North
Dakota Blue Book, 451)
SHEYENNE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
24 Apr 1862
SHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct)
created by Dakota Territory in present North and South Dakota from non-county
area; SHEYENNE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st
sess., ch. 17, sec. 1/p. 246; History of Pembina County, 56)
17 Dec 1863
SHEYENNE (Dakota Territory) eliminated when
act that created it was repealed.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 4, sec.
2/p. 3)
SIOUX (N.D.)
03 Sep 1914
SIOUX created from all of Non-County Area
(9) [Standing Rock Indian Reservation] by proclamation of the governor;
Non-County Area (9) eliminated. SIOUX not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall,
248)
12 Sep 1914
SIOUX fully organized.
(Hall, 249)
SLOPE (N.D.)
03 Nov 1914
SLOPE created from BILLINGS; vote to create
SLOPE passed 740 to 356. SLOPE not fully organized, not attached.
(Hall, 248)
14 Jan 1915
SLOPE fully organized.
(Hall, 248; North
Dakota Blue Book, 452)
SPINK (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
SPINK created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from HANSON; SPINK not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 22/p. 35)
07 Aug 1879
SPINK fully organized.
(Andreas, 141; Harlow,
16)
01 Oct 1879
SPINK gained most of THOMPSON (Dakota
Territory, extinct), lost to creation of BEADLE, and lost to HAND.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
02 Nov 1889
SPINK became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
STANLEY
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
STANLEY created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from Non-County Area (1); STANLEY not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 6/p. 46)
11 Jan 1875
STANLEY gained from PRATT (extinct),
exchanged with PRESHO (extinct), lost to Non-County Area (7), and lost to
creation of CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th
sess., ch. 29, secs. 7, 11/pp. 68, 70)
08 Mar 1883
STANLEY lost to creation of PYATT (later
ARMSTRONG, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 3, 7/pp.
2829)
09 Mar 1883
STANLEY
gained from PRESHO (extinct) and part of Non-County Area (7), lost to PRATT
(extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 35/p. 52; "Collins v.
Lyman County," in S. Dak. Rpts., 30:104118)
26 Jan 1887
STANLEY attached to HUGHES "for
judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
02 Nov 1889
STANLEY became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of STANLEY to HUGHES for the
levy and collection of taxes therein was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st
sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
23 Apr 1890
STANLEY fully organized, detached from
HUGHES.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
25 Feb 1893
JACKSON detached from PENNINGTON, attached
to STANLEY; NOWLIN (extinct) and STERLING (extinct) detached from MEADE,
attached to STANLEY; PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to STANLEY. All attachments were for judicial purposes. (S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 50/p. 79)
28 Feb 1893
STANLEY gained from NOWLIN (extinct), PRATT
(extinct), PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct), STERLING (extinct), and gained
part of Non-County Area (7).
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of JACKSON, NOWLIN (extinct),
PYATT (later ARMSTRONG, extinct), and STERLING (extinct) to STANLEY for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
08 Nov 1898
STANLEY gained from ARMSTRONG (extinct),
JACKSON, NOWLIN (extinct), STERLING (extinct), and ZIEBACH (original, extinct).
NOWLIN and ZIEBACH (original) eliminated, ending attachment of NOWLIN to
STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 41/p. 90; Early History of South
Dakota Counties, 102)
03 Jun 1909
JACKSON
eliminated, ending its attachment to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess.,
ch. 280/pp. 427429)
01 Feb 1911
STERLING eliminated, ending its attachment
to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
03 Nov 1914
STANLEY lost to creation of HAAKON, and lost
to re-creation of JACKSON.
(S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:146147, 150; HRS S.
Dak., Haakon, 3; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:323325)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment
of ARMSTRONG (extinct) to STANLEY for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of ARMSTRONG (extinct) to STANLEY
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch.
304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1953
ARMSTRONG eliminated, ending its attachment
to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws 1951, 32d sess., ch. 37/p. 38; S. Dak. Code 1939,
1:339)
STANTON
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of STANTON in present North Dakota from KIDDER and STUTSMAN; creation did not
take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 38/p. 276)
STARK (N.D.)
10 Feb 1879
STARK created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct), WILLIAMS (original,
extinct), and Non-County Area (1); STARK not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 4/p. 19)
09 Mar 1883
STARK lost to creation of HETTINGER.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec. 7/p. 59)
25 May 1883
STARK fully organized.
(Andreas, 194)
10 Mar 1885
STARK lost to DUNN and VILLARD (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
18 Feb 1887
STARK lost to MORTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 183/p. 380)
13 Mar 1887
STARK gained from VILLARD (Dakota Territory,
extinct); part of STARK reverted to Non-County Area (21).
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1887, 17th sess., ch. 179, secs. 13/pp. 374375)
02 Nov 1889
STARK became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
DUNN, all of HETTINGER, parts of BILLINGS, BOWMAN, McKENZIE, WALLACE (extinct),
WILLIAMS (original, extinct), and part of Non-County Area (9); gain did not
take effect [no change].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp.
130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
STARK gained all of DUNN and all of
HETTINGER. STARK also gained part of WALLACE (extinct) and parts of Non-County
Area (9) and Non-County Area (23). DUNN, HETTINGER, WALLACE, and Non-County
Area (23) eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court, 24
May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
STARK lost to re-creation of DUNN,
HETTINGER, WALLACE (extinct), and Non-County Area (23) when the North Dakota
Supreme Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its decision of
18 May 1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner
v. John Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
BOWMAN, DUNN, HETTINGER, McKENZIE, WALLACE
(extinct), and Non-County Area (23) were attached to STARK "for judicial
purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
13 Mar 1903
Legislature authorized STARK to gain all of
DUNN, all of HETTINGER, and part of Non-County Area (23); gain did not take
effect [no change]. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme Court at the
1905 session.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 69/pp. 7880; Hall, 233236;
"State of North Dakota v. Stark County," in N. Dak. Rpts.,
14:368375)
08 Nov 1904
BOWMAN eliminated, ending its attachment to
STARK.
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 67/p. 76; North Dakota Blue Book,
447)
16 Mar 1905
WALLACE eliminated, ending its attachment to
STARK.
(N. Dak. Laws 1905, 9th sess., ch. 73/p. 155; Hall, 236)
20 Apr 1905
McKENZIE fully organized, detached from
STARK.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 449)
Dec 1905
The North Dakota Supreme Court overturned the act of 13 March
1903 by which STARK was authorized to gain all of DUNN, all of HETTINGER, and
part of Non-County Area (23) [no change].
("State of North Dakota v. Stark
County," in N. Dak. Rpts., 14:368375)
19 Apr 1907
HETTINGER fully organized, detached from
STARK.
(North Dakota Blue Book, 449)
18 Jan 1908
STARK gained a small portion of Non-County
Area (23); the remainder was gained by DUNN, eliminating Non-County Area (23)
and ending its attachment to STARK. DUNN fully organized, detached from STARK.
("Dunn County," 2; Hall, 238239)
STEELE
(N.D.)
02 Jun 1883
STEELE created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from GRIGGS and TRAILL; STEELE not fully organized,
attached to TRAILL "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th
sess., ch. 36/p. 52)
13 Jun 1883
STEELE fully organized, detached from
TRAILL.
(Andreas, 207)
02 Nov 1889
STEELE became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
STERLING
(S.D., extinct)
08 Mar 1883
STERLING (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from CHEYENNE (Dakota Territory, extinct);
STERLING not fully organized, attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and
revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 4,
7/pp. 2829)
26 Jan 1887
STERLING (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to HUGHES "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 175/p. 372)
02 Nov 1889
STERLING (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
STERLING (extinct) detached from HUGHES,
attached to MEADE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
STERLING (extinct) detached from MEADE,
attached to STANLEY for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch.
50/p. 79)
28 Feb 1893
STERLING (extinct) lost to STANLEY.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 46/p. 76)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of STERLING (extinct) to STANLEY
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
STERLING (extinct) lost to STANLEY.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 41/p. 90; Early History of South Dakota Counties,
102)
01 Feb 1911
STERLING lost all territory to creation of
ZIEBACH; STERLING eliminated, ending its attachment to STANLEY.
(S. Dak. Laws
1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
STEVENS
(Dakota Territory, original, extinct)
24 Apr 1862
STEVENS (Dakota Territory, original,
extinct) created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from non-county
area; STEVENS not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st
sess., ch. 17, sec. 2/p. 247; History of Pembina County, 56)
17 Dec 1863
STEVENS (Dakota Territory, original)
eliminated when act that created it was repealed.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d
sess., ch. 4, sec. 2/p. 3)
STEVENS
(N.D., extinct)
04 Jan 1873
STEVENS
(extinct) created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from BUFFALO;
STEVENS not fully organized, not attached. STEVENS (extinct) was located in a
different part of the territory from STEVENS (Dakota Territory, original,
extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 7/p. 41; Hall,
183184)
08 Mar 1883
STEVENS (extinct) lost to creation of
McLEAN.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 25/p. 38)
13 Mar 1885
STEVENS (extinct) lost to creation of
GARFIELD (extinct) and lost to McHENRY; part of STEVENS reverted to Non-County
Area (17).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., chs. 21, 28/pp. 253, 263)
06 Apr 1885
STEVENS (extinct) lost to McLEAN.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 30/p. 264; Hall, 209210)
14 Apr 1885
STEVENS (extinct) lost to creation of WARD.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 42/p. 280; Hall, 210)
02 Nov 1889
STEVENS (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
STEVENS (extinct) attached to WARD "for
judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 219)
08 Nov 1892
STEVENS lost all territory to McLEAN and
WARD; STEVENS eliminated, ending its attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d
sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
STONE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
STONE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota, plus part of present North Dakota,
from HANSON; STONE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872,
10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 37/p. 38)
01 Oct 1879
STONE (Dakota Territory) lost to creation of
DAY. Remainder of STONE reverted to Non-County Area (12); STONE eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
STUTSMAN
(N.D.)
04 Jan 1873
STUTSMAN created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BUFFALO and PEMBINA; STUTSMAN not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 20, sec. 6/p. 51)
10 Jun 1873
STUTSMAN fully organized.
(Andreas, 189)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of STANTON in present North Dakota from STUTSMAN and KIDDER; creation did not
take effect [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 38/p. 276)
02 Nov 1889
STUTSMAN became a county in the state of
North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
SULLY (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
SULLY created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from BUFFALO; SULLY not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 33/p. 37)
19 Apr 1883
SULLY fully organized.
("Dakota's
Counties," 13)
02 Nov 1889
SULLY became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
03 May 1917
SULLY boundaries redefined [no change].
(S.
Dak. Laws 1917, 15th sess., reg., ch. 178/p. 235)
SWEETWATER (Wyo., see CARTER, Wyo.)
THOMPSON
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
THOMPSON (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; THOMPSON not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 23/p.
35)
01 Oct 1879
THOMPSON (Dakota Territory) lost most of its
area to SPINK. Remainder of THOMPSON reverted to Non-County Area (12); THOMPSON
eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
TODD (S.D.,
original, extinct)
08 May 1862
TODD (original, extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota and Nebraska from non-county area; TODD fully
organized. GREGORY attached to TODD "for revenue, election, and judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 34/pp.
248249)
15 Jan 1864
Ponca Indian Reserve and Fort Randall
Military Reserve were attached to TODD (original, extinct) for administrative,
election, and judicial purposes.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 13/p. 15)
08 Jan 1873
TODD (original, extinct) gained Ponca Indian
Reserve in present Nebraska, lost to GREGORY, and lost to creation of TRIPP.
TODD lost part of attached Fort Randall Military Reserve to GREGORY.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, secs. 12, 4/p. 45)
23 May 1882
TODD (original, extinct) lost to the state
of Nebraska; implicitly gained part of Fort Randall Military Reserve. TODD
became unorganized, ending attachment of GREGORY and the Fort Randall Military
Reserve to TODD.
(Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch. 4/p. 56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22,
ch. 52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136138)
02 Nov 1889
TODD (original, extinct) became a county in
the state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and
vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
TODD (original, extinct) attached to CHARLES
MIX for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st
sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
25 Feb 1893
Attachment of TODD (original, extinct) to
CHARLES MIX for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d
sess., ch. 48/p. 78)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of TODD (original, extinct) to
CHARLES MIX for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th
sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1897
TODD (original) lost all territory to
GREGORY; TODD (original) eliminated, ending its attachment to CHARLES MIX.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 46/p. 97)
TODD (S.D.)
03 Jun 1909
TODD created by South Dakota from LUGENBEEL
(extinct), MEYER (extinct), WASHABAUGH (extinct), and part of Non-County Area
(7); LUGENBEEL, MEYER, and Non-County Area (7) eliminated. TODD not fully
organized, attached to LYMAN for judicial purposes. TODD was located in a
different part of South Dakota from TODD (original, extinct).
(S. Dak. Laws
1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
02 Mar 1911
TODD gained from BENNETT.
(S. Dak. Laws
1911, 12th sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of TODD to LYMAN for judicial
purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess., spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
TODD detached from LYMAN, attached to TRIPP
for judicial purposes. TODD remained unorganized and attached to TRIPP as of
31 December 2000.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch. 304/p. 319)
TOWNER
(N.D.)
08 Mar 1883
TOWNER created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from CAVALIER and ROLETTE; TOWNER not fully organized,
attached to PEMBINA "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 37/p. 54)
24 Jan 1884
TOWNER fully organized, detached from
PEMBINA.
(Andreas, 207)
26 Jan 1889
TOWNER attached to RAMSEY "for judicial
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 73/p. 108)
02 Nov 1889
TOWNER became a county in the state of North
Dakota. By 2 November 1889, TOWNER was fully organized, detached from RAMSEY.
Exact date is unknown, but TOWNER appears to have been organized by the time
statehood was declared, and Civil Court records exist in TOWNER beginning in
1889.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:497, 517518, 526527; Van Zandt, 134, Everton, 191)
TRAILL
(N.D.)
12 Jan 1875
TRAILL created by Dakota Territory in
present North Dakota from BURBANK (now BARNES), CASS, and GRAND FORKS; TRAILL
not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 32,
sec. 1/p. 74)
23 Feb 1875
TRAILL fully organized.
(North Dakota
Blue Book, 452)
18 Feb 1881
TRAILL lost to creation of GRIGGS.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 41/p. 44)
02 Jun 1883
TRAILL lost to creation of STEELE; STEELE
not fully organized, attached to TRAILL "for judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 36/p. 52)
13 Jun 1883
STEELE fully organized, detached from
TRAILL.
(Andreas, 207)
02 Nov 1889
TRAILL became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
TRIPP (S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
TRIPP created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from GREGORY, TODD (original, extinct), and Non-County Area (1);
TRIPP included a small piece of present Nebraska. TRIPP not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec. 4/p. 45)
23 May 1882
TRIPP lost small area to the state of
Nebraska.
(Neb. Laws 1882, 17th sess., ch. 4/p. 56; U.S. Stat., vol. 22, ch.
52[1882]/p. 35; Van Zandt, 136138)
02 Nov 1889
TRIPP became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
04 Jun 1891
TRIPP lost to LYMAN and PRESHO (extinct).
(S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 41/p. 101)
11 Mar 1895
TRIPP attached to LYMAN for judicial
purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
06 Jun 1907
TRIPP gained from PRESHO, gained all of
Non-County Area (22), lost to Non-County Area (7); PRESHO and Non-County Area
(22) eliminated.
(S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch. 99/p. 148)
15 Jun 1909
TRIPP fully organized, detached from LYMAN.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
22 May 1923
TODD detached from LYMAN, attached to TRIPP
for judicial purposes." TODD remained unorganized and attached to TRIPP
as of 31 December 2000.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess., ch. 304/p. 319)
TURNER
(S.D.)
13 Jan 1871
TURNER created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) and LINCOLN; TURNER
fully organized.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10, sec. 8/p. 406)
02 Nov 1889
TURNER became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
Uncertain
Boundary Area
01 Oct 1804
The
boundary from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains between the United
States and the British possessions was unsettled. The northern boundary of the
Louisiana Purchase encompassed the Missouri River drainage basin, and as early
as January 1804, the United States regarded the parallel of 49 degrees north
latitude as its northern boundary. However, the boundary was not officially
established until 20 October 1818.
(Paullin, 60, pl. 93; Van Zandt, 2526)
20 Oct 1818
A Convention of Commerce between Great
Britain and the United States established the parallel of 49 degrees north
latitude, from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, as the northern
boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of the British
possessions, ending uncertainty over the national boundary.
(Parry, 69:294297)
UNION (S.D.)
07 Jan 1864
UNION created by Dakota Territory in present
South Dakota from LINCOLN and all of COLE; COLE eliminated. UNION included a
small piece of present Nebraska; UNION fully organized.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863,
3d sess., ch. 14/p. 16)
15 Jan 1864
LINCOLN detached from MINNEHAHA, attached to
UNION "for election and judicial purposes." MINNEHAHA attached to
UNION "for election and judicial purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d
sess., ch. 11/p. 13)
30 Dec 1867
LINCOLN fully organized, detached from UNION.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867, 7th sess., ch. 9/p. 125; "Dakota's Counties,"
13)
04 Jan 1868
MINNEHAHA fully organized, detached from
UNION.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1867, 7th sess., ch. 10/p. 126; Bailey, 3638)
13 Jan 1871
UNION boundaries redefined [no change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
09 Feb 1871
UNION lost small area to the state of
Nebraska when the Missouri River changed course.
(Neb. Laws 1871, 8th reg.
sess., pp. 131132; U.S. Stat., vol. 16, ch. 64[1870]/p. 93; Van Zandt, 137)
02 Nov 1889
UNION became a county in the state of South
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
03 Nov 1908
UNION exchanged with the state of Nebraska
when the main channel of the Missouri River was established as the boundary
between South Dakota and Nebraska [not mapped].
(Neb. Laws 1905, 29th sess.,
ch. 43/p. 286 and ch. 234/p. 792; S. Dak. Laws 1907, 10th sess., ch. 245/p.
484; U.S. Stat., vol. 33, ch. 1295[1905]/p. 820)
Unorganized
Federal Territory
10 Aug 1821
The state of Missouri was created from
Missouri Territory; Missouri Territory eliminated. All the former territory
north and west of Missouri, including all of present North and South Dakota,
became unorganized federal territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 15:742; U.S. Stat.,
vol. 3, ch. 22[1820]/pp. 545548 and res. 1[1821]/p. 645)
28 Jun 1834
Unorganized federal territory in present
North and South Dakota lost to Michigan Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S.,
12:778779; U.S. Stat., vol. 4, ch. 98[1834]/p. 701)
28 Dec 1846
The state of Iowa was created from Iowa
Territory; Iowa Territory eliminated. The non-county area in present North and
South Dakota (territory east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers) became
unorganized federal territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 1[1847]/p. 117)
03 Mar 1849
Unorganized federal territory lost to
creation of Minnesota Territory; all of present North and South Dakota west of
the Missouri and White Earth Rivers remained unorganized federal territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 121[1849]/pp. 403409; Van Zandt, 133)
11 May 1858
The state of Minnesota was created from
Minnesota Territory; Minnesota Territory eliminated. That part of present North
and South Dakota east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers became unorganized
federal territory.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 11, ch. 60[1857]/pp. 166167 and ch.
31[1858]/p. 285; Schell, 7277; Van Zandt, 133)
2 Mar 1861
The United States created Dakota Territory
from Nebraska Territory and unorganized federal territory; included all of
present North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of present Montana, Nebraska, and
Wyoming. Unorganized federal territory eliminated from present North Dakota and
South Dakota.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., pp. 2128; U.S. Stat., vol. 12,
ch. 86[1861]/pp. 239244; Van Zandt, 134, 136)
VILLARD
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Mar 1883
VILLARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from BILLINGS; VILLARD not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 38, sec. 1/p.
56)
10 Mar 1885
VILLARD (Dakota Territory, extinct) gained
from BOWMAN, DUNN, HETTINGER, and STARK; exchanged with BILLINGS.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
13 Mar 1887
VILLARD (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to BILLINGS and STARK; VILLARD eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887,
17th sess., ch. 179, secs. 13/pp. 374375)
WABASHA
(Minn.)
27 Oct 1849
WABASHA (Minn.) created by Minnesota Territory
from non-county area; included parts of present South Dakota and Minnesota.
WABASHA not fully organized, attached to WASHINGTON (Minn.) "for judicial
purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws 1849, ch. 5, secs. 5, 19/pp. 89)
01 May 1851
WABASHA (Minn.) exchanged with DAKOTA
(Minn.); WABASHA eliminated from present South Dakota.
(Minn. Terr. Rev. Stat.
1851, ch. 1, secs. 710, 18/pp. 3132 and ch. 136/p. 577)
WAGNER
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
WAGNER (extinct) created by Dakota Territory
in present South Dakota, and part of North Dakota, from MARTIN (extinct);
WAGNER not fully organized, attached to LAWRENCE "for judicial and revenue
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 4/p. 60)
02 Nov 1889
WAGNER (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota. Boundary between North Dakota and South Dakota was set
at the seventh standard parallel; WAGNER lost territory to North Dakota.
(U.S.
Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549;
Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
WAGNER (extinct) detached from LAWRENCE,
attached to BUTTE for the levy and collection of taxes therein. (S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of WAGNER (extinct) to BUTTE for
judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
08 Nov 1898
WAGNER lost all territory to BUTTE; WAGNER
eliminated, ending its attachment to BUTTE.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch.
43/p. 93)
WAHNAHTA
(Minn. Territory, extinct)
27 Oct 1849
WAHNAHTA (Minnesota Territory, extinct)
created by Minnesota Territory from non-county area; included parts of present
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. WAHNAHTA not fully organized,
attached to RAMSEY (Minn.) "for judicial purposes."
(Minn. Terr. Laws
1849, ch. 5, secs. 7, 20/pp. 89)
01 May 1851
WAHNAHTA (Minnesota Territory) lost all
territory to DAKOTA (Minn.), PEMBINA (now KITTSON, Minn.), and lost to the
creation of CASS (Minn.); WAHNAHTA eliminated.
(Minn. Terr. Rev. Stat. 1851,
ch. 1, secs. 710, 18/pp. 3132 and ch. 136/p. 577)
Wahpeton and
Sisseton Indian Reserve
08 Jan 1873
The Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve
became a non-county area in Dakota Territory; it had previously been within the
boundaries of DEUEL and HANSON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16/pp.
3038)
15 Feb 1877
Non-county area in the Wahpeton and Sisseton
Indian Reserve became part of newly created CODINGTON.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877,
12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217218 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
08 Mar 1883
Non-county area in the Wahpeton and Sisseton
Indian Reserve became part of DAY, GRANT, and the newly created ROBERTS.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 30/p. 44)
09 Apr 1883
Remaining non-county area in the Wahpeton
and Sisseton Indian Reserve lost to creation of SARGENT.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., chs. 3233/pp. 4850)
WALLACE
(N.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
WALLACE (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present North Dakota from HOWARD (Dakota Territory, extinct);
WALLACE not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess.,
ch. 39, sec. 3/p. 58)
10 Mar 1885
WALLACE (extinct) gained from ALLRED
(extinct) and WILLIAMS (original, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess.,
ch. 3/p. 226)
02 Nov 1889
WALLACE (extinct) became a county in the
state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
Legislature authorized BILLINGS and STARK to
gain all of WALLACE (extinct); gain did not take effect [no change].
(N. Dak.
Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams,
35; Hall, 226229)
03 Nov 1896
WALLACE lost all territory to BILLINGS and
STARK; WALLACE eliminated. Act was overturned by the North Dakota Supreme
Court, 24 May 1901 [see also 9 March 1899 and 18 May 1899 in Consolidated
Chronology].
(N. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 25/pp. 2123; Hall, 229233)
24 May 1901
WALLACE
(extinct) re-created from BILLINGS and STARK when the North Dakota Supreme
Court overturned the act of 9 March 1899 and confirmed its decision of 18 May
1899 that overturned act of 3 November 1896.
("Henry B. Schaffner v. John
Young," in N. Dak. Rpts., 10:245254; Hall, 232233)
10 Mar 1903
WALLACE (extinct) attached to STARK
"for judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 70/p. 80)
16 Mar 1905
WALLACE lost all territory to McKENZIE;
WALLACE eliminated, ending its attachment to STARK.
(N. Dak. Laws 1905, 9th
sess., ch. 73/p. 155; Hall, 236)
WALLETTE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
04 Jan 1873
WALLETTE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from BUFFALO; WALLETTE not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 6/p.
41; Hall, 183184)
09 Mar 1883
WALLETTE (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to creation of BUFORD (extinct) and FLANNERY (extinct); WALLETTE
eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 39, sec. 56/pp. 5859)
WALSH (N.D.)
02 May 1881
WALSH created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from GRAND FORKS and PEMBINA; WALSH not fully organized, not
attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 51, secs. 12/pp. 5960 and
ch. 52/p. 61)
30 Aug 1881
WALSH fully organized.
(Andreas, 198; Berg,
1:26)
08 Mar 1883
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of NICKEUS from WALSH, CAVALIER, PEMBINA, and RAMSEY; creation did not take
effect.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 29/pp. 4243)
13 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of BLAINE from WALSH, CAVALIER, and RAMSEY; creation did not take effect [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 4/p. 227)
02 Nov 1889
WALSH became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
WALWORTH
(S.D.)
08 Jan 1873
WALWORTH created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from BUFFALO; WALWORTH not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 35/p. 37)
12 May 1883
WALWORTH fully organized.
(Minutes of
Walworth County Board of Commissioners, 12 May 1883, p. 1)
02 Nov 1889
WALWORTH became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
DEWEY and SCHNASSE (extinct) attached to
WALWORTH for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp.
5354)
02 Mar 1909
CORSON attached to WALWORTH for judicial
purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 133/p. 209)
13 Jul 1909
CORSON fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
(Corson Co. Commissioner's Meeting Minutes, 3 August 1909; Tidball,
68)
03 Dec 1910
DEWEY fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
(Early History of South Dakota Counties, 2930)
01 Feb 1911
ZIEBACH attached to WALWORTH for judicial
purposes; SCHNASSE eliminated, ending its attachment to WALWORTH.
(S. Dak.
Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
22 Apr 1911
ZIEBACH fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)
WARD (N.D.)
14 Apr 1885
WARD created by Dakota Territory in present
North Dakota from RENVILLE, STEVENS (extinct), and WYNN (Dakota Territory,
extinct); WARD not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th
sess., ch. 42/p. 280; Hall, 210)
23 Nov 1885
WARD fully organized.
(North Dakota Blue
Book, 452)
11 Mar 1887
WARD gained from RENVILLE and WYNN (Dakota
Territory, extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 181/p. 378)
01 May 1887
WARD
gained part of Non-County Area (20) [part of McHENRY before 11 March 1887].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1887, 17th sess., ch. 181, sec. 6/p. 379)
02 Nov 1889
WARD became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
21 Feb 1891
BUFORD (extinct), FLANNERY (extinct),
GARFIELD (extinct), MOUNTRAIL, RENVILLE, and STEVENS (extinct) attached to WARD
"for judicial and other purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
77/p. 219)
02 Mar 1891
BUFORD and FLANNERY eliminated, ending their
attachment to WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 6, 11/pp.
131132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
08 Nov 1892
WARD gained from GARFIELD, RENVILLE,
STEVENS, and gained all of MOUNTRAIL, and all of Non-County Area (17) and
Non-County Area (20). GARFIELD, MOUNTRAIL, RENVILLE, STEVENS, and Non-County
Areas (17) and (20) eliminated, ending the attachment of the four counties to
WARD.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs. 15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall,
224229)
16 Jan 1909
WARD lost to re-creation of MOUNTRAIL.
("State of North Dakota v. Alfred Blaisdell, et al." in N. Dak.
Rpts., 18:3144; Hall, 241242)
12 Jul 1910
WARD lost to creation of BURKE and to the
re-creation of RENVILLE. Vote authorizing these creations was held 3 November
1908, but litigation delayed the enactment until a North Dakota Supreme Court
ruling of 3 June 1910 upheld the election results. The governor's proclamation
created BURKE and RENVILLE on 12 July 1910.
("Fitzmaurice v. Willis,"
in N. Dak. Rpts., 20:372392; Hall, 241246; North Dakota Blue Book,
447, 451; Pioneers and Progress, 10)
WASHABAUGH
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
WASHABAUGH (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from LUGENBEEL (extinct); WASHABAUGH not
fully organized, attached to CUSTER "for revenue purposes."
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 2/p. 60)
02 Nov 1889
WASHABAUGH (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) to CUSTER
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
03 Jun 1909
WASHABAUGH (extinct) gained from JACKSON and
WASHINGTON (extinct), lost to creation of BENNETT, MELLETTE, and TODD; JACKSON
eliminated. Attachment of WASHABAUGH to CUSTER for judicial purposes was
confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch. 280/pp. 427429)
02 Mar 1911
WASHABAUGH (extinct) lost to MELLETTE.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
03 Jun 1915
WASHABAUGH (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to JACKSON for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1915, 14th sess.,
ch. 147/p. 324)
21 Jun 1919
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) to
JACKSON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess.,
spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of WASHABAUGH (extinct) to
JACKSON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th sess.,
ch. 304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1983
WASHABAUGH lost all territory to JACKSON;
WASHABAUGH eliminated, ending its attachment to JACKSON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1981,
56th sess., ch. 47/p. 201; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:339)
WASHINGTON
(S.D., extinct)
09 Mar 1883
WASHINGTON (extinct) created by Dakota
Territory in present South Dakota from LUGENBEEL (extinct) and SHANNON;
WASHINGTON not fully organized, attached to CUSTER "for revenue
purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 40, sec. 1/p. 59)
02 Nov 1889
WASHINGTON (extinct) became a county in the
state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol.
26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of WASHINGTON (extinct) to CUSTER
for the levy and collection of taxes therein was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws
1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of WASHINGTON (extinct) to CUSTER
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch.
48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
WASHINGTON (extinct) lost to PENNINGTON, but
gained a very small area from PENNINGTON along a river meander.
(S. Dak. Laws
1897, 5th sess., ch. 44/p. 94)
03 Jun 1909
WASHINGTON (extinct) lost to creation of
BENNETT, and lost to WASHABAUGH (extinct). Attachment of WASHINGTON to CUSTER
for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1909, 11th sess., ch.
280/pp. 427429)
21 Jun 1919
WASHINGTON (extinct) detached from CUSTER,
attached to PENNINGTON for judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1918, 15th sess.,
spec., ch. 354/p. 434)
22 May 1923
Attachment of WASHINGTON (extinct) to
PENNINGTON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1923, 18th
sess., ch. 304/p. 319)
01 Jan 1945
WASHINGTON lost all territory to SHANNON;
WASHINGTON eliminated, ending its attachment to PENNINGTON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1943,
28th sess., ch. 23/p. 40; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:339)
WELLS (N.D.,
created as GINGRAS)
04 Jan 1873
GINGRAS (now WELLS) created by Dakota
Territory in present North Dakota from BUFFALO; GINGRAS not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 18, sec. 12/p. 43; Hall,
183184)
26 Feb 1881
GINGRAS renamed WELLS.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1881, 14th sess., ch. 53/p. 63)
14 Feb 1883
WELLS lost to FOSTER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883,
15th sess., ch. 20/p. 32)
28 Aug 1884
WELLS fully organized.
(Spokesfield, 69)
31 Mar 1885
WELLS gained from FOSTER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1885, 16th sess., ch. 43/p. 282)
02 Nov 1889
WELLS became a county in the state of North
Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp.
15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
WETMORE
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
WETMORE (Dakota Territory, extinct) created
by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; WETMORE not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 14/p.
33)
01 Oct 1879
WETMORE (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to MINER and to the creation of AURORA; WETMORE eliminated.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 2027)
WHITE RIVER
(Dakota Territory, extinct)
11 Jan 1875
WHITE RIVER (Dakota Territory, extinct)
created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from PRATT (extinct) and
Non-County Area (1); WHITE RIVER not fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1874, 11th sess., ch. 29, sec. 10/p. 70)
08 Mar 1883
WHITE RIVER (Dakota Territory) lost all
territory to creation of JACKSON and NOWLIN (extinct); WHITE RIVER eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, secs. 56/pp. 2829)
WILLIAMS
(N.D., original, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
WILLIAMS (original, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Non-County Area (1); WILLIAMS not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 19, sec.
10/p. 47)
10 Feb 1879
WILLIAMS (original, extinct) lost to
creation of STARK.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 11, sec. 4/p. 19)
10 Mar 1885
WILLIAMS (original, extinct) lost to DUNN
and WALLACE (extinct).
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 3/p. 226)
14 Apr 1885
WILLIAMS (original, extinct) lost to
MERCER.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 31, secs. 17/pp. 266267; Hall,
207208)
02 Nov 1889
WILLIAMS (original, extinct) became a county
in the state of North Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684
and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 7:526527; Van Zandt, 134)
02 Mar 1891
The present North Dakota county of WILLIAMS
was created, but WILLIAMS (original, extinct) continued to exist until 8
November 1892. Legislature authorized STARK and MERCER to gain all of WILLIAMS
(original, extinct), dependent on a referendum to be held at the next general
election [no change; see 8 November 1892].
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
50, secs. 611/pp. 130132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
08 Nov 1892
WILLIAMS (original) lost to MERCER.
Remainder of WILLIAMS (original) implicitly reverted to Non-County Area (23);
WILLIAMS (original) eliminated.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 50, secs.
15, 1011/pp. 129132; Hall, 224229)
WILLIAMS
(N.D.)
02 Mar 1891
WILLIAMS created by North Dakota from all of
BUFORD and all of FLANNERY; BUFORD and FLANNERY eliminated. WILLIAMS not fully
organized, not attached. WILLIAMS (original, extinct) continued to exist until
8 November 1892 in another part of the state.
(N. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch.
50, secs. 6, 11/pp. 131132; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 35; Hall, 226229)
08 Dec 1891
WILLIAMS fully organized.
(HRS N. Dak., Williams,
45; Williams County Historical Society, 1:92)
10 Mar 1903
ALLRED (extinct) attached to WILLIAMS
"for judicial purposes."
(N. Dak. Laws 1903, 8th sess., ch. 71/p. 81)
16 Mar 1905
ALLRED eliminated, ending its attachment to
WILLIAMS.
(N. Dak. Laws 1905, 9th sess., ch. 73/p. 155; Hall, 236)
08 Nov 1910
WILLIAMS lost to creation of DIVIDE.
(Hall,
246; HRS N. Dak., Williams, 4; Williams County Historical Society, 1:93)
WINONA
(Dakota Territory, proposed)
12 Mar 1885
Territorial legislature authorized creation
of WINONA in present North Dakota from EMMONS; creation did not take effect [no
change].
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 16/p. 243)
WOOD (Dakota
Territory, extinct)
08 Jan 1873
WOOD (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from HANSON; WOOD not fully organized,
not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 18/p. 34)
01 Oct 1879
WOOD (Dakota Territory) lost all territory
to KINGSBURY; WOOD eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp.
2027)
WYNN (Dakota
Territory, extinct)
09 Mar 1883
WYNN (Dakota Territory, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from BOTTINEAU and RENVILLE; WYNN not
fully organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 41/p. 61)
14 Apr 1885
WYNN (Dakota Territory, extinct) lost to
creation of WARD.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1885, 16th sess., ch. 42/p. 280; Hall, 210)
11 Mar 1887
WYNN (Dakota Territory) lost all territory
to BOTTINEAU, McHENRY, RENVILLE, and WARD; WYNN eliminated.
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1887, 17th sess., chs. 180181/pp. 376, 378)
YANKTON
(S.D.)
10 Apr 1862
YANKTON created by Dakota Territory in
present South Dakota from non-county area; YANKTON fully organized.
(Dak. Terr.
Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 19/p. 250)
08 May 1862
JAYNE (Dakota Territory, extinct) attached
to YANKTON "for election, judicial, and revenue purposes."
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 15/p. 244)
13 Jan 1871
YANKTON boundaries redefined [no change];
JAYNE (Dakota Territory) eliminated, ending its attachment to YANKTON.
(Dak.
Terr. Laws 1870, 9th sess., ch. 10/pp. 404409)
02 Nov 1889
YANKTON became a county in the state of
South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684 and vol. 26, no.
5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
Yankton
Indian Reservation
08 May 1862
Yankton Indian Reservation was a non-county
area in Dakota Territory.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1862, 1st sess., ch. 18/pp. 248250)
06 Jan 1864
CHARLES MIX gained the Yankton Indian
Reservation; the Yankton Reservation eliminated as a non-county area in Dakota
Territory.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1863, 3d sess., ch. 12/p. 14)
ZIEBACH
(S.D., original, extinct)
10 Feb 1877
ZIEBACH (original, extinct) created by
Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from PENNINGTON; ZIEBACH not fully
organized, not attached.
(Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 215216
in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877)
08 Mar 1883
ZIEBACH (original, extinct) attached to
PENNINGTON "for judicial and revenue purposes."
(Dak. Terr. Laws
1883, 15th sess., ch. 16, sec. 7/p. 29)
02 Nov 1889
ZIEBACH (original, extinct) became a county
in the state of South Dakota.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676684
and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 15481549; Swindler, 9:107109; Van Zandt, 134)
07 Mar 1890
Attachment of ZIEBACH (original, extinct) to
PENNINGTON for the levy and collection of taxes therein was confirmed.
(S.
Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159)
11 Mar 1895
Attachment of ZIEBACH (original, extinct) to
PENNINGTON for judicial purposes was confirmed.
(S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th
sess., ch. 48/pp. 5354)
08 Nov 1898
ZIEBACH (original) lost all territory to
PENNINGTON and STANLEY; ZIEBACH (original) eliminated, ending its attachment to
PENNINGTON.
(S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., chs. 41, 44/pp. 90, 94)
ZIEBACH
(S.D.)
01 Feb 1911
ZIEBACH created by South Dakota from
ARMSTRONG (extinct), all of SCHNASSE (extinct), all of STERLING (extinct), and
all of Non-County Area (1); SCHNASSE, STERLING, and Non-County Area (1)
eliminated. ZIEBACH was located in a different part of the state from ZIEBACH
(original, extinct). ZIEBACH not fully organized, attached to WALWORTH for
judicial purposes. (S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
22 Apr 1911
ZIEBACH fully organized, detached from
WALWORTH.
("Dakota's Counties," 13)