Monterey Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records - "O" 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 0190S 0080E 025 19666 1895/02/23 OBER ADOLPH MD 0240S 0160E 029 12654 1891/09/30 OCONNERS JOHN MD 0230S 0100E 017 923808 1923/11/17 OCONNOR JOHN M MD 0230S 0100E 019 923808 1923/11/17 OCONNOR JOHN M MD 0230S 0100E 020 923808 1923/11/17 OCONNOR JOHN M MD 0240S 0130E 035 14811 1890/09/25 ODONNELL BRIDGET MD 0240S 0130E 009 741053 1920/03/22 ODONNELL JOHN V MD 0230S 0140E 025 15174 1891/05/01 OGILVIE JOHN MD 0210S 0080E 021 5879 1897/01/23 OHAIR PHILIP MD 0240S 0120E 023 15036 1891/05/01 OHALLERAN JOHN H MD 0240S 0120E 022 1458 1881/02/10 OHALLERN PATRICK MD 0240S 0120E 022 3247 1890/07/03 OHALLERN PATRICK MD 0240S 0120E 014 5071 1875/06/10 OHALLERN PATRICK MD 0240S 0120E 012 420 1875/02/20 OHALLERN STEPHEN MD 0240S 0120E 028 1193 1874/02/10 OHALLERN STEPHEN MD 0240S 0130E 008 4882 1893/11/16 OHARE FRANCIS J MD 0240S 0130E 007 13581 1890/11/25 OHARE PETER MD 0240S 0130E 008 13581 1890/11/25 OHARE PETER MD 0220S 0130E 023 1032459 1929/11/29 OHEARN WILLIAM F MD 0220S 0130E 025 1032459 1929/11/29 OHEARN WILLIAM F MD 0220S 0130E 026 1032459 1929/11/29 OHEARN WILLIAM F MD 0150S 0050E 026 115197 1892/05/31 OLD HENRY B; HAMES JAMES MD 0150S 0050E 013 1100977 1939/01/19 OLD NORMAN H MD 0150S 0060E 018 1100977 1939/01/19 OLD NORMAN H MD 0150S 0050E 026 1967 1882/08/30 OLD WILLIAM R MD 0150S 0050E 027 6734 1898/06/01 OLD WILLIAM R MD 0190S 0020E 031 1018197 1928/08/09 OLDHAM PAUL MD 0200S 0110E 014 923020 1923/11/12 OLEARY JOHN J MD 0120S 0030E 030 3228 1872/05/20 OLINGER JOHN H MD 0190S 0120E 031 6614 1898/05/23 OLIVAS GUADALUPE MD 0190S 0120E 032 6614 1898/05/23 OLIVAS GUADALUPE MD 0220S 0040E 005 9023 1908/02/17 OLIVAS LOUIS MD 0240S 0060E 035 5090 1876/08/30 OLIVER JOSEPH S MD 0180S 0070E 001 5825 1895/11/18 OLIVERA JUAN MD 0160S 0030E 006 18081 1896/05/12 OLLASON LAWRENCE MD 0180S 0010E 009 13121 1890/10/27 OLMSTEAD HENRY A MD 0180S 0030E 010 3789 1892/02/08 OLSEN HANS E MD 0180S 0030E 011 3789 1892/02/08 OLSEN HANS E MD 0180S 0060E 033 867179 1922/06/10 OLSON OTTO MD 0180S 0060E 029 873477 1922/07/21 OLSON OTTO MD 0180S 0060E 029 4142 1892/03/26 OLSSON OTTO MD 0230S 0100E 032 18334 1889/12/12 OMMENS THOMAS C MD 0210S 0080E 025 16586 1891/08/04 ONEILL JAMES J MD 0150S 0050E 026 4643 1892/09/27 OROSCO JOSE ANTONIO MD 0200S 0080E 030 18379 1892/07/20 ORR ELIZABETH MD 0200S 0080E 030 2272 1884/03/31 ORR JAMES MD 0200S 0080E 030 12598 1890/09/25 ORR JAMES MD 0240S 0120E 022 15825 1890/10/27 ORR WILLIAM J W MD 0220S 0090E 004 11721 1890/01/25 ORRADRE JOSE MD 0210S 0090E 035 15150 1890/09/25 ORRADRE JOSE MD 0220S 0090E 009 12283 1890/01/25 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0210S 0090E 035 15151 1890/09/25 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0220S 0100E 002 856888 1922/03/31 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0220S 0110E 019 893484 1923/01/20 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0210S 0110E 030 893486 1923/01/20 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0210S 0110E 030 893490 1923/01/20 ORRADRE MIGUEL MD 0220S 0080E 019 4378 1892/06/06 ORTEGA JOSE MD 0210S 0070E 005 8193 1903/11/24 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 008 8193 1903/11/24 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 004 867077 1922/06/08 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 008 867077 1922/06/08 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 009 867077 1922/06/08 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 004 1078704 1935/10/01 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 005 1078704 1935/10/01 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0210S 0070E 009 1078704 1935/10/01 ORTIZ FELIX MD 0200S 0120E 003 1225438 1962/02/20 ORTON CONRAD MD 0200S 0120E 004 1225438 1962/02/20 ORTON CONRAD MD 0240S 0140E 034 2917 1889/03/16 OSBORN THOMAS A MD 0240S 0140E 034 11164 1889/08/09 OSBORN THOMAS A MD 0190S 0060E 007 8303 1904/04/08 OSBURN HUGH R MD 0190S 0060E 018 8303 1904/04/08 OSBURN HUGH R MD 0190S 0060E 017 12838 1890/09/25 OSBURN MARY MD 0190S 0060E 018 17327 1891/11/03 OSBURN REBECCA MD 0190S 0010E 036 1076216 1935/06/10 OSHEA MARY D; OSHEA JOHN MD 0240S 0130E 004 14885 1891/05/01 OSULLIVAN ANDREW MD 0240S 0130E 005 14885 1891/05/01 OSULLIVAN ANDREW MD 0230S 0130E 033 16446 1891/07/30 OSULLIVAN ANDREW MD 0210S 0030E 023 11371 1890/03/21 OTOOLE JOHN E MD 0230S 0140E 024 15454 1891/06/22 OTT CHARLES F MD 0230S 0110E 023 14548 1891/02/26 OTT HENRY MD 0230S 0110E 026 14548 1891/02/26 OTT HENRY MD 0230S 0110E 009 12894 1890/09/25 OTTINGER JOHN MD 0170S 0020E 015 5660 1895/03/13 OUGHELTREE ANDREW J MD 0170S 0020E 022 5660 1895/03/13 OUGHELTREE ANDREW J MD 0170S 0020E 023 12958 1890/09/25 OUGHELTREE ANDREW J MD 0170S 0020E 023 13771 1890/04/04 OUGHELTREE ANDREW J MD 0150S 0010E 019 01081975 1975/01/08 OUTDOOR RECREATION BUREAU OF MD 0150S 0010E 030 01081975 1975/01/08 OUTDOOR RECREATION BUREAU OF MD 0240S 0120E 011 13699 1890/11/25 OVER EMMA MD 0170S 0070E 005 6554 1898/05/16 OVERBAY JAMES H MD 0210S 0030E 014 1055240 1932/05/17 OVERSTORM ALFHILD; BERGSTROM ALFHILD MD 0200S 0030E 019 1055237 1932/05/17 OVERSTROM ALFHILD; BERGSTROM ALFHILD MD 0240S 0120E 015 13847 1890/12/29 OVERTON WALTER B MD 0190S 0060E 019 19768 1895/08/02 OWEN ESTER HEIRS OF; CURRIER REBECCA A MD 0220S 0120E 026 904 1878/07/30 OWEN FRANCIS H MD 0210S 0120E 027 19165 1894/01/25 OWEN FRANCIS H MD 0210S 0100E 018 675290 1919/04/26 OWEN WILLIAM F MD 0240S 0060E 029 4259 1892/05/11 OXTON ADOLPHUS L MD 0240S 0060E 030 4259 1892/05/11 OXTON ADOLPHUS L MD 0240S 0060E 031 4259 1892/05/11 OXTON ADOLPHUS L