County · code 46005
Beadle CountySouth Dakota
Beadle County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Huron, founded in 1879.
- Founded1879
- County seatHuron
- Named forWilliam Henry Harrison Beadle
- Land area1,259 sq mi + 6.1 sq mi water
- Population19,149 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped16,909 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Beadle on the map of South Dakota
South Dakota has 66 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1879 from Burchard County, Clark County, Kingsbury County and Spink County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Beadle County was created by the Dakota Territory in 1879 from parts of Burchard, Clark, Kingsbury, and Spink counties. It was named after William Henry Harrison Beadle. When South Dakota became a state in 1889, Beadle became a county within that state.
- 1879Beadle County created Beadle created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Burchard (Dakota Territory, extinct), Clark, Kingsbury, and Spink. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12, sec. 12/p. 24
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Beadle became a county in the state of South Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 9:107-109; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Beadle
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 16,909 parcels from Beadle County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Beadle County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Beadle by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
County government
- County government
The official website of Beadle County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Beadle County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Beadle County
- When was Beadle County founded?
- Beadle County was founded in 1879, formed from Burchard County, Clark County, Kingsbury County and Spink County, and named after William Henry Harrison Beadle.
- What is the county seat of Beadle County?
- The county seat of Beadle County is Huron.
- Is there an online parcel map for Beadle County?
- Yes. Beadle County publishes a parcel map of 16,909 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Beadle County's boundary or name changed?
- Beadle County was created in 1879 from Burchard County, Clark County, Kingsbury County and Spink County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Who issues building permits in Beadle County?
- The county's page on building permits: Permits & Forms. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Beadle County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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