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Jones CountySouth Dakota

Jones County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Murdo. The county was formed on November 7, 1916.

  • Founded1916
  • County seatMurdo
  • Named forGeorge W. Jones
  • Land area970 sq mi + 1.2 sq mi water
  • Population917 2020 Census
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MelletteStanleyLymanJackson Murdo Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Jones on the map of South Dakota

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History

Formed in 1916 from Lyman County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Jones County was created from Lyman County in 1916 but was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on January 15, 1917. It was named after George W. Jones.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1916
    Jones County created Jones created from Lyman; Jones not fully organized, not attached.
    from Lyman
    · Proving Up, 20; S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:147; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:325
  2. 1917
    Changed Jones fully organized. · Proving Up, 21

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Jones

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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

Jones by the Census

Population
917 2020 Census count
Housing units
504 2020 Census count
Land area
970 square miles
Water area
1.2 square miles
People per sq mi
<1 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Jones County

When was Jones County founded?
Jones County was founded in 1916, formed from Lyman County, and named after George W. Jones.
What is the county seat of Jones County?
The county seat of Jones County is Murdo.
Is there an online parcel map for Jones County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Jones County's boundary or name changed?
Jones County was created in 1916 from Lyman County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Jones 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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