San Bernardino 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 SB 0040N 0030W 022 1232265 1963/06/14 QUALLS JEANNETTA HANEY SB 0010N 0110E 025 1174800 1957/09/05 QUAN BENJAMIN JON SB 0080N 0060W 023 1236355 1964/07/22 QUAN KIT SB 0090N 0020W 014 1194081 1959/04/02 QUANEY MABEL IVA SB 0010N 0060E 014 1169547 1957/03/21 QUARRY EUGENE CLOYD SB 0010N 0060E 014 1162925 1956/08/08 QUARRY KENNETH LOUIS SB 0020N 0060E 014 1139526 1953/06/15 QUARRY LOVINIA M SB 0010N 0060E 014 1176630 1957/11/21 QUARRY RONALD CLIFFORD SB 0010N 0050E 012 1215723 1960/12/27 QUDERKIRK WELMAN JAY SB 0010N 0100E 025 1167687 1956/12/20 QUEMADA JESUS ALVARES SB 0090N 0010W 007 1162118 1956/07/19 QUESADA ELENA B SB 0010N 0100E 004 1215044 1960/12/07 QUEST KARL HOMER MD 0250S 0430E 005 1128942 1950/05/05 QUETHARA JOSEPH J MD 0250S 0430E 019 1118252 1944/04/07 QUEZADA RAQUEL B SB 0010S 0050E 004 526527 1916/04/26 QUICK HEZEKIAH SB 0010S 0040E 012 1192647 1959/02/12 QUIGLEY DORIS MERCEDES SB 0010S 0040E 032 1133206 1951/11/05 QUIGLEY GEORGE E SB 0030N 0040E 010 1209589 1960/06/09 QUIGLEY RAYMOND GORDON SB 0090N 0020W 010 1203545 1960/01/14 QUILLENS BELFORD HENSON; HENNINGTON ELLA MAE BROWN SB 0010N 0080E 003 1188881 1958/12/05 QUINLAN CATHERINE LORETTA SB 0010N 0090E 020 1051462 1931/11/07 QUINN EDWARD FRANCIS SB 0010N 0100E 008 1183834 1958/06/30 QUINN ELLEN CECELIA SB 0010S 0060E 012 1195934 1959/05/28 QUINN FELIX SB 0020N 0050E 027 1199173 1959/09/15 QUINN PATRICK JOSEPH SB 0040N 0030W 023 1158791 1956/04/10 QUINN ROBERT V SB 0020N 0060E 026 1227636 1962/07/09 QUINT ANTON NICHOLAS SB 0020N 0060E 014 1204960 1960/02/12 QUINTILIANI ANGELO SB 0040N 0020W 029 1217171 1961/02/14 QUIRINO NICK; GIBSON JACK RUDOLPH SB 0040N 0020E 004 1211799 1960/08/18 QUIRK ROBERT JAMES SB 0110N 0030E 034 1231080 1963/02/28 QUISENBERRY RUSSELL A