County · code 46101
Moody CountySouth Dakota
Moody County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Flandreau. The county was created by Dakota Territory on January 8, 1873, and named after Gideon C. Moody.
- Founded1873
- County seatFlandreau
- Named forGideon C. Moody
- Land area519 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
- Population6,336 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped6,315 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Moody 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 1873 from Brookings County and Minnehaha County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Moody County was created by Dakota Territory in 1873 from parts of Brookings County and Minnehaha County. It became a county in the state of South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
- 1873Moody County created Moody created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Brookings and Minnehaha. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1872, 10th sess., ch. 16, sec. 2/p. 31
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Moody 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 Moody
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 6,315 parcels from Moody 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 Moody 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
Moody 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.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Moody County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Moody 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 Moody County
- When was Moody County founded?
- Moody County was founded in 1873, formed from Brookings County and Minnehaha County, and named after Gideon C. Moody.
- What is the county seat of Moody County?
- The county seat of Moody County is Flandreau.
- Is there an online parcel map for Moody County?
- Yes. Moody County publishes a parcel map of 6,315 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Moody County's boundary or name changed?
- Moody County was created in 1873 from Brookings County and Minnehaha 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 Moody 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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