Monterey Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records - "K" Surnames California Land Patents Database The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inherited the functions of the General Land Office when it was established by Congress in 1946. The California Land Patents Database, derived from General Land Office and BLM information, contains deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the State of California between 1856 and 1995. While BLM has been referred to as "the Nations record keeper" it is the National Archives that actually keeps the files. The BLM, maintains diagrammatic plats known as Master Title Plats, which depict lands which are owned by the United States and lands which are patented. However, these plats do not have any information about who the lands were patented to. That information as only been available after tedious research, it is available now in this database. The California Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian), name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, case number and the patent document identification number. You can order a copy of the land patent from the CA BLM office: http://www.blm.gov/ca/ See the General Land Office web site for details: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov Or the National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/#genie Look for Land Entry Records California Land Patents Database Key to Case Types 181000- Public Lands Litigation 186001- Quit claim deed by US 210000- Acquisition by US 220000- Land exchange 230000- Withdrawal of Land by US 240000- Classification of Lands by US 250000 Disposition: Use and Occupancy 251000- Homestead 252000- Desert Land Act 253000- Indian Patents 254000- Color of Title Act 255000- Mining Claim Occupancy Act 260000 Grants 261000- Military Scrip Warrant Patents 262000- Lands to the State of California 262500- Swamp Land 263000- Rail Road Grants 264000- Airport conveyance act 267000- Spanish / Mexican Land Grants 270000 Sales 271000- Public Land Sale 272000- Cash 273000- Small Tract 274000- Recreation & Public Purposes 275000- Cemeteries and Parks 276000- Townsites 278000- Unintentional Trespass 371000 Multiple Use Act 386000 Mining Laws 386200- Lode Mining Claims 386300- Placer Mining Claims 386400- Millsite Claims Land Conveyance types in this database: PA - Patent GD - Grant Deed WD - Warranty Deed Land Conveyances to the State of California IL - State Lieu Selection (Lands the State selected in-lieu of sections 16 and 36, which they were entitled to but did not receive) LS - Forest Lieu Selection SG - State Grant SS - State Selection Key to Meridians: HM - Humbolt GS - Gila and Salt River (along the Colorado River) MD - Mount Diablo SB - San Bernardino MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME MD 0180S 0050E 012 3626 1891/09/05 KALAR ELAM B MD 0240S 0090E 033 4598 1892/09/27 KAVANAGH JOHN P MD 0150S 0050E 020 2642 1886/09/10 KAVANAGH MICHAEL MD 0150S 0050E 031 2523 1886/09/10 KAVANAGH WILLIAM MD 0150S 0050E 032 2523 1886/09/10 KAVANAGH WILLIAM MD 0160S 0050E 006 3869 1873/10/15 KAVANAGH WILLIAM MD 0240S 0090E 034 4297 1892/06/06 KAVANAUGH MAGGIE J MD 0150S 0050E 017 19239 1896/05/09 KAVANAUGH MICHAEL MD 0240S 0090E 033 4298 1892/06/06 KAVANAUGH THOMAS E MD 0220S 0100E 011 96971 1892/05/04 KAVANAUGH WILLIAM; JORGENSEN ALFRED MD 0240S 0130E 007 17147 1891/10/22 KEATON SAMUEL W MD 0240S 0120E 034 15295 1891/04/23 KEEGAN JAMES MD 0150S 0050E 008 1386 1881/08/20 KEENE JOHN MD 0240S 0150E 004 2059 1883/04/30 KEETON CHARLES MD 0230S 0150E 027 8634 1904/12/31 KEETON ELIZA I MD 0240S 0140E 027 5929 1896/05/16 KEISER PHILIP MD 0180S 0010E 027 4733 1893/09/23 KELEHER JAMES MD 0180S 0010E 026 11308 1890/02/11 KELEHER JAMES MD 0230S 0150E 032 14573 1891/02/26 KELLEHER ANNIE MD 0160S 0030E 017 13541 1890/12/29 KELLEY EDWARD MD 0230S 0080E 023 4799 1893/10/13 KELLEY JOHN MD 0220S 0080E 027 12226 1889/12/12 KELLEY JOHN MD 0240S 0130E 010 12614 1890/09/25 KELLEY MICHAEL J MD 0160S 0050E 007 71343 1881/04/09 KELLEY PETER MD 0190S 0100E 030 79056 1879/11/25 KELLICUT DANIEL; BUCK HIRAM M MD 0210S 0070E 003 8875 1906/03/28 KELLOGG BERT MD 0190S 0070E 029 12543 1891/05/16 KELLOGG EDWARD A MD 0160S 0050E 005 13024 1893/06/20 KELLY BERNARD MD 0180S 0010E 027 131177 1910/05/19 KELLY FRANK J MD 0160S 0070E 030 9332 1887/05/10 KELLY MARTIN MD 0160S 0070E 030 892896 1923/01/12 KELLY MARTIN MD 0170S 0070E 007 465396 1915/03/29 KELLY THEODORE A MD 0240S 0150E 005 14264 1891/02/24 KELSAY JOHN M MD 0240S 0150E 008 14264 1891/02/24 KELSAY JOHN M MD 0240S 0120E 004 16418 1891/08/04 KELTNER COLUMBUS H MD 0240S 0120E 017 3374 1890/11/13 KELTNER THOMAS J MD 0210S 0070E 024 868304 1922/06/16 KENNEDY JOHN JOSEPH MD 0210S 0080E 019 868304 1922/06/16 KENNEDY JOHN JOSEPH MD 0210S 0080E 030 868304 1922/06/16 KENNEDY JOHN JOSEPH MD 0240S 0100E 032 5481 1894/07/31 KENNEDY NEIL MD 0240S 0090E 007 12124 1889/10/25 KENNEDY WILLIAM H MD 0240S 0090E 008 12124 1889/10/25 KENNEDY WILLIAM H MD 0210S 0100E 034 20183 1898/04/27 KENNEDY WILLIAM H MD 0210S 0100E 035 20202 1898/01/26 KENNEDY WILLIAM H MD 0210S 0070E 014 9055 1908/04/27 KENT HENRY A MD 0210S 0070E 013 12191 1889/12/12 KENT JOHN T MD 0210S 0070E 024 2369 1884/05/10 KENT JOHN TUPPER MD 0220S 0120E 010 2068 1883/01/20 KENTON THOMAS MD 0220S 0120E 010 10003 1889/12/12 KENTON THOMAS MD 0220S 0120E 009 20030 1897/05/27 KENTON THOMAS MD 0220S 0120E 010 7641 1901/04/22 KENTON WILLIAM J MD 0220S 0120E 011 19339 1895/02/23 KENTON WILLIAM J MD 0220S 0120E 011 38434 1891/02/04 KENTON WILLIAM J; HOLLADAY THOMAS MD 0220S 0120E 010 13717 1890/11/25 KENTON WILLIAM JAMES MD 0230S 0160E 029 04720146 1972/06/28 KERN COUNTY LAND CO MD 0230S 0160E 030 04720146 1972/06/28 KERN COUNTY LAND CO MD 0230S 0160E 030 04720147 1972/06/28 KERN COUNTY LAND CO MD 0240S 0140E 018 11871 1889/11/11 KERNEY JOHN A MD 0200S 0090E 032 4000 1892/03/17 KERNS JOHN; KERNS EMMA J MD 0180S 0060E 031 114686 1890/03/04 KERSNER JACOB; ACEBEDA JACOBA D MD 0220S 0130E 034 3529 1891/02/10 KESTER JASPER R MD 0240S 0140E 035 15871 1890/10/27 KESTER JESSE W MD 0240S 0130E 021 12346 1890/01/25 KESTER JOHN L MD 0240S 0130E 009 4751 1893/10/07 KESTER JOHN T MD 0240S 0140E 024 12674 1890/10/18 KESTER WILLARD W MD 0200S 0120E 020 405 C 1892/02/18 KEY BENJAMIN; BROWN JOSEPH MD 0200S 0120E 020 405 D 1892/02/18 KEY BENJAMIN; BROWN JOSEPH MD 0240S 0140E 028 14833 1891/05/01 KEYSER PHILIP MD 0240S 0120E 030 227689 1911/10/02 KEYSTON JAMES W MD 0240S 0120E 030 323703 1913/04/03 KEYSTON WILLIAM D MD 0150S 0050E 002 14938 1891/05/01 KILE ALVIN GEDDY MD 0150S 0050E 003 16980 1891/10/22 KILE ENOCH E MD 0210S 0070E 013 661404 1919/01/23 KILLINGER WILLIAM R MD 0240S 0130E 031 14705 1891/02/26 KILPATRICK JAMES MD 0210S 0080E 014 1749 1882/04/20 KIMBEL ANDREW MD 0230S 0140E 019 115170 1892/04/16 KIMBERLAND LYONELL J; JOHNSON WARREN A MD 0230S 0140E 030 115170 1892/04/16 KIMBERLAND LYONELL J; JOHNSON WARREN A MD 0210S 0080E 014 3700 1891/09/18 KIMBLE ANDREW MD 0220S 0110E 019 39495 1891/11/09 KIMBLE JANE; KIMBLE ELIJAH; DOWNS JOHN MD 0180S 0030E 024 680887 1919/06/02 KINCANNON ELGIN W MD 0180S 0030E 024 764125 1920/07/28 KINCANNON ELGIN W MD 0190S 0110E 031 19848 1895/11/13 KING ADOLPH L MD 0240S 0080E 024 20211 1898/06/17 KING CHALMERS S MD 0220S 0120E 022 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0220S 0120E 022 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0220S 0120E 022 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0220S 0120E 023 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0220S 0120E 023 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0220S 0120E 027 859291 1922/07/31 KING FRANK HILL MD 0230S 0140E 028 7735 1901/04/22 KING HANFORD JUNIOR MD 0240S 0090E 017 17066 1891/10/22 KING SAMUEL T MD 0240S 0090E 020 17066 1891/10/22 KING SAMUEL T MD 0210S 0060E 024 14018 1890/12/29 KING WILLIAM MD 0210S 0060E 025 17342 1892/03/07 KING WILLIAM MD 0210S 0070E 030 17342 1892/03/07 KING WILLIAM MD 0240S 0140E 020 5439 1894/07/31 KINSELLA JOHN MD 0240S 0140E 029 12453 1890/07/03 KINSELLA JOHN MD 0160S 0070E 030 6055 1896/11/19 KIRCHHOF BERNHARD MD 0210S 0090E 011 528899 1916/05/13 KIRK AUBREY ADAIR MD 0210S 0050E 014 16202 1891/05/27 KIRK EDWARD W MD 0220S 0070E 001 264967 1912/05/09 KIRK EDWARD W MD 0210S 0070E 035 264968 1912/05/09 KIRK EDWARD W MD 0210S 0050E 015 95401 1891/05/12 KIRK EDWARD W; BUSH JOHN ADAM MD 0230S 0130E 031 5369 1894/07/31 KIRK JESSIE MD 0240S 0120E 001 13402 1890/11/25 KIRK JESSIE MD 0220S 0040E 025 1992 1883/04/30 KIRK MICHAEL MD 0220S 0040E 026 1992 1883/04/30 KIRK MICHAEL MD 0220S 0040E 023 12647 1890/09/25 KIRK MICHAEL MD 0220S 0040E 024 12647 1890/09/25 KIRK MICHAEL MD 0220S 0040E 025 12647 1890/09/25 KIRK MICHAEL MD 0230S 0130E 030 5371 1894/07/31 KIRK ROBERT G MD 0230S 0130E 031 5371 1894/07/31 KIRK ROBERT G MD 0230S 0120E 025 13848 1890/12/29 KIRK ROBERT G MD 0230S 0120E 025 5370 1894/10/30 KIRK ROBERT S MD 0230S 0130E 030 5370 1894/10/30 KIRK ROBERT S MD 0230S 0130E 031 5370 1894/10/30 KIRK ROBERT S MD 0180S 0010E 017 3307 1890/09/03 KIRKENDAHL THOMAS L MD 0170S 0030E 029 1072950 1934/10/31 KITCHEN JAMES W MD 0170S 0030E 030 1072950 1934/10/31 KITCHEN JAMES W MD 0170S 0030E 031 1072950 1934/10/31 KITCHEN JAMES W MD 0170S 0030E 032 1072950 1934/10/31 KITCHEN JAMES W MD 0240S 0090E 012 5338 1894/05/11 KJOSTERUD HANS MD 0240S 0090E 001 5520 1895/03/04 KJOSTERUD ROLF MD 0200S 0030E 018 8391 1882/11/10 KLEIN PETER MD 0200S 0020E 014 916792 1923/09/14 KLEINECKE ALBERT L MD 0240S 0150E 023 12327 1890/01/25 KLEINER HUGO MD 0240S 0110E 025 2366 1870/05/10 KLIIMPKE JOHN G MD 0230S 0100E 020 16662 1891/10/22 KNAGENKJELM NILS J MD 0230S 0100E 021 16662 1891/10/22 KNAGENKJELM NILS J MD 0240S 0100E 015 19024 1893/09/23 KNIPE LAURA F MD 0200S 0100E 021 6014 1897/03/02 KNOWLES MARCELLUS E MD 0200S 0100E 022 13884 1890/12/29 KNOWLES MARCELLUS E MD 0200S 0100E 021 15760 1891/05/27 KNOWLES ROBERT L MD 0180S 0020E 019 6070 1896/11/19 KNOX CHARLES W MD 0180S 0020E 017 17919 1891/12/11 KNOX CHARLES W MD 0180S 0020E 018 17919 1891/12/11 KNOX CHARLES W MD 0180S 0020E 019 17919 1891/12/11 KNOX CHARLES W MD 0180S 0020E 017 18217 1892/03/23 KNOX ISRAEL W MD 0180S 0020E 018 18217 1892/03/23 KNOX ISRAEL W MD 0180S 0020E 019 18217 1892/03/23 KNOX ISRAEL W MD 0180S 0020E 020 18217 1892/03/23 KNOX ISRAEL W MD 0180S 0020E 017 6611 1898/11/16 KNOX ISRAEL W HEIRS OF MD 0180S 0020E 018 6611 1898/11/16 KNOX ISRAEL W HEIRS OF MD 0230S 0090E 027 7847 1901/10/08 KNUTTE CHRISTIAN MD 0200S 0070E 035 6605 1898/05/23 KOCHERSPERGER MARTIN MD 0210S 0110E 013 8333 1904/12/31 KOCK HANS H MD 0210S 0110E 024 8333 1904/12/31 KOCK HANS H MD 0210S 0110E 024 8332 1904/12/31 KOCK JOCHIM H MD 0220S 0100E 020 12804 1891/05/16 KOCK JOCHIM HEINRICH MD 0220S 0100E 029 4276 1892/06/10 KOCK PETER H MD 0220S 0100E 030 4276 1892/06/10 KOCK PETER H MD 0220S 0100E 020 11789 1890/01/25 KOCK PETER H MD 0200S 0080E 001 16953 1891/10/22 KOESTER WILLIAM MD 0200S 0090E 006 18351 1892/08/01 KOESTER WILLIAM MD 0240S 0080E 036 7311 1881/03/21 KOINER MARY E; KOINER JAMES WEBB HEIRS OF MD 0150S 0030E 032 18533 1892/08/27 KOSTER HERMAN MD 0230S 0110E 022 15488 1891/09/30 KRAUS GABRIEL F MD 0230S 0110E 027 15488 1891/09/30 KRAUS GABRIEL F MD 0240S 0120E 025 4472 1892/06/25 KREMB ANDREAS MD 0240S 0050E 012 18135 1892/04/01 KRENKEL JAMES MD 0240S 0050E 013 18135 1892/04/01 KRENKEL JAMES MD 0240S 0130E 018 14715 1891/02/26 KREPS CHARLES MD 0200S 0100E 017 6968 1898/12/01 KRUGER GUSTAV A MD 0200S 0100E 020 6968 1898/12/01 KRUGER GUSTAV A MD 0230S 0150E 030 2894 1889/03/16 KRUGER JOHN MD 0210S 0120E 009 19829 1895/11/13 KRUGER MYRON S MD 0180S 0050E 024 787028 1920/12/15 KUBIK JOSEPH SENIOR MD 0180S 0050E 025 787028 1920/12/15 KUBIK JOSEPH SENIOR MD 0230S 0090E 027 7973 1902/11/21 KUHL MARTIN MD 0240S 0140E 015 14948 1890/09/25 KUTCHENTHAL FRANCIS M MD 0240S 0140E 001 13114 1890/10/27 KUTCHENTHALL FRANCES M