Nevada Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records 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 0170N 0120E 020 1 1872/10/26 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0070E 006 3 1878/01/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0120E 020 3 1878/01/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0140E 024 3 1878/01/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0180E 006 3 1878/01/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0130E 004 3 1878/01/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 004 5 1880/06/01 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 008 5 1880/06/01 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 022 5 1880/06/01 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 028 6 1883/06/07 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0170E 022 6 1883/06/07 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0160E 018 8 1895/07/10 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0070E 002 10 1896/01/23 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0090E 030 10 1896/01/23 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0120E 022 10 1938/09/02 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0100E 024 12 1901/01/16 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0150E 014 12 1901/01/16 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0060E 002 14 1896/03/23 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0200N 0080E 001 22 1903/11/03 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 004 126 1923/06/08 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0080E 032 189 1934/02/06 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0070E 026 227 1957/06/10 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0090E 032 241 1955/09/20 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 013 04680249 1968/03/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0090E 001 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0090E 002 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0090E 014 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0090E 014 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0090E 035 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 029 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 029 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 031 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 031 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 032 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0100E 032 04850166 1968/04/22 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0080E 001 04880046 1988/08/18 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 034 04880046 1988/08/18 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 035 04880046 1988/08/18 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0070E 006 06011882 1882/06/01 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0120E 022 06011882 1882/06/01 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 004 09281880 1880/09/28 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 008 09281880 1880/09/28 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 022 09281880 1880/09/28 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0130E 004 09281880 1880/09/28 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0140E 024 10261888 1888/10/26 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0140N 0060E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0140N 0070E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0140N 0080E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0060E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0070E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0070E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0080E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0080E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0150N 0090E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0060E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0070E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0080E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0090E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0090E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0160N 0100E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0080E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0080E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0090E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0100E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0100E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0110E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0120E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0140E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0150E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0160E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0170N 0170E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0080E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0120E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0140E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0140E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0150E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0160E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0160E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0170E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0180N 0170E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0190N 0110E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0190N 0120E 016 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF MD 0190N 0120E 036 12181879 1923/02/14 CALIFORNIA STATE OF