F index Carbon County Montana Archives This file is a part of the Bureau of Land Management Database for the states of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Data edited and prepared by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inherited the functions of the General Land Office when it was established by Congress in 1946. The South Dakota Land Patents Database, derived from General Land Office and BLM information, contains deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the region now known as the State of South Dakota between 1859 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 which has only been available after tedious research, it is available now in this database. The South Dakota 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, and the patent document identification number. Using this information you can obtain copies of the patent file for $10 from the National Archives at the following address: Reference Branch (Lands) National Archives Washington, DC 20408 (202) 501-5428 You need to submit your request on a copy of Form 84. To get the form, send an e-mail message to inquire@nara.gov In the body of the message, be sure to ask for Form 84 "Order for Copies of Land Entry Files", tell them how many copies you want (get at least 2, in case you make a mistake) and give your name and snail address so they can send you the forms.(Or you can send a snail mail letter to above address). Sending by e-mail takes less than a week; by snail mail both ways takes about 2 weeks. 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 South Dakota 262500- Swamp Land 263000- Rail Road Grants 264000- Airport conveyance act 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 South Dakota 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 Meridians 05 - 5th Principal Meridian -- located in the eastern part of Iowa 06 - 6th Principal Meridian -- located south of Yankton - not used by east River counties 07 - Black Hills Meridian -- located on the SD - WY border (See map http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/images/meridians.jpg) NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGETYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE FARIAS FRANK 20 006 S 024 E 001 80 251101 PA 699099 07/18/1919 FARIAS FRANK 20 006 S 024 E 002 200 251101 PA 699099 07/18/1919 FARIAS FRANK 20 006 S 024 E 011 40 251101 PA 699099 07/18/1919 FARRELL JEREMIAH W 20 004 S 022 E 023 160 251101 PA 658499 01/11/1919 FARRELL JEREMIAH W 20 004 S 022 E 024 160 251101 PA 658499 01/11/1919 FARRELL JEREMIAH W 20 004 S 022 E 023 120 251101 PA 658499 01/11/1919 FARRELL JEREMIAH W 20 004 S 022 E 024 120 251101 PA 658499 01/11/1919 FARRELL JOHN B 20 004 S 022 E 013 80 251101 PA 697524 07/11/1919 FARRELL JOHN B 20 004 S 022 E 013 30.14 251101 PA 697524 07/11/1919 FARRELL JOHN B 20 004 S 022 E 024 160 251101 PA 697524 07/11/1919 FARRELL JOHN B 20 004 S 022 E 025 40 251101 PA 697524 07/11/1919 FARRER FLETCHER 20 002 S 024 E 031 120 251101 PA 238792 12/14/1911 FARRER FLETCHER 20 002 S 024 E 032 0 251101 PA 238792 12/14/1911 FARRER FLETCHER 20 002 S 024 E 032 20 251101 PA 238792 12/14/1911 FARWELL ROSEBUD 20 003 S 023 E 035 160 253400 PA 71010 07/08/1909 FARWELL ROSEBUD 20 003 S 023 E 035 160 253400 PA 71010 01/06/1910 FARWELL ROSEBUD 20 003 S 023 E 035 160 253500 PA 100404 01/06/1910 FARWELL SUSAN 20 003 S 023 E 013 40 253400 PA 71009 07/08/1909 FARWELL SUSAN 20 003 S 023 E 013 23.46 253400 PA 71009 11/01/1918 FARWELL SUSAN 20 003 S 023 E 013 15.45 253400 PA 71009 11/01/1918 FARWELL SUSAN 20 003 S 023 E 013 20.49 253400 PA 71009 11/01/1918 FAULK GLEN 20 008 S 024 E 026 40 251101 PA 850146 02/18/1922 FAULK GLEN 20 008 S 024 E 034 40 251101 PA 850146 02/18/1922 FAULK GLEN 20 008 S 024 E 035 200 251101 PA 850146 02/18/1922 FAYGEL MARKO 20 007 S 019 E 013 240 251101 PA 571954 03/12/1917 FAYGEL MARKO 20 007 S 019 E 024 80 251101 PA 571954 03/12/1917 FEE JAMES 20 007 S 020 E 017 120 251101 PA 1576 06/08/1901 FEE JAMES 20 007 S 020 E 018 40 251101 PA 1576 06/08/1901 FEELY LUKE 20 006 S 020 E 014 40 251101 PA 2730 04/14/1906 FEELY LUKE 20 006 S 020 E 015 40 251101 PA 2730 04/14/1906 FEELY LUKE 20 006 S 020 E 023 80 251101 PA 2730 04/14/1906 FEELY THOMAS 20 006 S 020 E 014 160 251101 PA 2731 04/14/1906 FEES CHARLES W 20 009 S 024 E 014 320 251104 PA 102918 07/09/1929 FEES CHARLES W 20 009 S 025 E 003 160 251101 PA 690609 06/24/1919 FEES CHARLES W 20 009 S 025 E 002 120 251101 PA 909418 06/18/1923 FEES CHARLES W 20 009 S 025 E 011 40 251101 PA 909418 06/18/1923 FELTON CHARLES M 20 007 S 025 E 007 40 251101 PA 700311 07/24/1919 FELTON CHARLES M 20 007 S 025 E 007 36.14 251101 PA 700311 07/24/1919 FELTON CHARLES M 20 007 S 025 E 018 40 251101 PA 700311 07/24/1919 FELTON CHARLES M 20 007 S 025 E 018 36.1 251101 PA 700311 07/24/1919 FENNER CHESTER A 20 007 S 027 E 029 159.86 251101 PA 747551 04/28/1920 FENSKE ADOLPH A 20 008 S 021 E 020 320 272003 PA 1427 01/17/1898 FERGUSON LEE 20 007 S 020 E 032 160 251101 PA 1212 11/10/1897 FERRALL FRANK 20 006 S 019 E 010 120 251101 PA 265133 05/09/1912 FERRALL FRANK 20 006 S 019 E 015 40 251101 PA 265133 05/09/1912 FERSTER GUSTAVE E 20 005 S 018 E 011 40 251101 PA 1747 01/17/1902 FERWERDA JOHN J 20 005 S 022 E 003 120 251101 PA 596724 08/11/1917 FILPPULA ANDREW 20 005 S 020 E 023 160 251101 PA 260095 04/18/1912 FINCH FREDERICK W 20 006 S 019 E 014 160 272002 PA 1350 08/07/1906 FINLEY GENERAL L 20 004 S 023 E 004 120 272002 PA 867 05/15/1903 FINLEY GENERAL L 20 004 S 023 E 004 39.67 272002 PA 867 05/15/1903 FISCHER HERMAN 20 004 S 022 E 014 160 251101 PA 1837 01/31/1903 FISH ARATUS F 20 006 S 019 E 001 160 251101 PA 454938 01/02/1915 FISH ARATUS F 20 006 S 019 E 001 40 251101 PA 454938 01/02/1915 FISH ARATUS F 20 006 S 019 E 001 40 251101 PA 454938 01/02/1915 FISH ARATUS F 20 006 S 019 E 002 80 251101 PA 454938 01/02/1915 FISHER EUGENE A 20 005 S 021 E 007 160 272002 PA 350072 08/13/1913 FISHER GEORGE A 20 006 S 021 E 007 40 251101 PA 504643 12/23/1915 FISHER GEORGE A 20 006 S 021 E 018 40 251101 PA 504643 12/23/1915 FISHER HENRY 20 008 S 022 E 034 160 251101 PA 66 05/26/1908 FISHER JOSEPH F 20 008 S 022 E 033 6.59 251101 PA 2614 11/24/1905 FISHER JOSEPH F 20 008 S 022 E 034 80 251101 PA 2614 11/24/1905 FISHER JOSEPH F 20 008 S 022 E 034 39.84 251101 PA 2614 11/24/1905 FISHER JOSEPH F 20 008 S 022 E 034 39.06 251101 PA 2614 11/24/1905 FISHER NYOL N 20 005 S 021 E 007 160 272002 PA 281094 06/27/1912 FIVELAND BLANCHE E 20 005 S 018 E 023 200 251101 PA 981236 06/21/1926 FIVELAND JOHN 20 005 S 018 E 025 160 251101 PA 418898 06/30/1914 FIVELAND JOHN A 20 005 S 019 E 021 160 251101 PA 869782 06/23/1922 FIVELAND MARTHA GURINE 20 005 S 019 E 028 80 251101 PA 474267 05/21/1915 FIVELAND MARTHA GURINE 20 005 S 019 E 029 160 251101 PA 474267 05/21/1915 FIVELAND MARTHA GURINE 20 005 S 019 E 032 80 251101 PA 474267 05/21/1915 FLAGER ALFRED E 20 007 S 019 E 034 160 272002 PA 1132 12/29/1904 FLAGER ALFRED E 20 007 S 019 E 034 160 272002 PA 1132 11/29/1982 FLAGER RUTH 20 007 S 019 E 034 160 272002 PA 1175 12/29/1904 FLAGER RUTH 20 007 S 019 E 034 160 272002 PA 1175 11/29/1982 FLAHERTY JOHN T 20 007 S 022 E 017 160 251101 PA 446076 12/03/1914 FLAHERTY JOHN T 20 007 S 022 E 017 160 251101 PA 904126 04/25/1923 FLAHERTY MARTIN 20 008 S 021 E 009 80 272003 PA 2630 04/20/1908 FLANAGAN JOSEPH A 20 007 S 021 E 005 120 251101 PA 2431 03/08/1905 FLANAGAN JOSEPH A 20 007 S 021 E 008 40 251101 PA 2431 03/08/1905 FLEMING MARY 20 009 S 022 E 032 120 251101 PA 289731 08/26/1912 FLEMING MARY 20 009 S 022 E 032 32.62 251101 PA 289731 08/26/1912 FLEMING MARY 20 010 S 022 E 005 11.61 251101 PA 289731 08/26/1912 FLEMING MICHAEL J HEIRS OF 20 006 S 018 E 013 40 251101 PA 228969 10/09/1911 FLEMING MICHAEL J HEIRS OF 20 006 S 019 E 018 40 251101 PA 228969 10/09/1911 FLEMING MICHAEL J HEIRS OF 20 006 S 019 E 018 46.37 251101 PA 228969 10/09/1911 FLEMING MICHAEL J HEIRS OF 20 006 S 019 E 018 46.45 251101 PA 228969 10/09/1911 FLETCHER CHARLES F 20 006 S 024 E 020 40 251101 PA 732420 02/04/1920 FLETCHER CHARLES F 20 006 S 024 E 029 280 251101 PA 732420 02/04/1920 FLETCHER EDWARD F 20 007 S 022 E 026 160 251101 PA 209774 06/22/1911 FLOCKHART ROBERT 20 004 S 022 E 005 120 272002 PA 860 07/22/1903 FLOCKHART ROBERT 20 004 S 022 E 005 40.11 272002 PA 860 07/22/1903 FLOODEN KRISTOFFER 20 005 S 019 E 020 40 251104 PA 103087 09/18/1929 FLOODEN KRISTOFFER KNUDSEN 20 005 S 019 E 021 320 251101 PA 731858 02/02/1920 FLYNN JOHN J 20 004 S 023 E 011 80 251101 PA 1977 01/31/1903 FLYNN JOHN J 20 004 S 023 E 011 41.5 251101 PA 1977 01/31/1903 FLYNN JOHN J 20 004 S 023 E 014 21.06 251101 PA 1977 01/31/1903 FLYNN JOHN J 20 004 S 023 E 014 27.62 251101 PA 1977 01/31/1903 FLYNN MICHAEL D HEIRS OF 20 007 S 022 E 017 160 251101 PA 701895 08/07/1919 FLYNN RUTH 20 008 S 022 E 020 320 251101 PA 849188 02/15/1922 FLYNN RUTH 20 008 S 022 E 020 320 251101 PA 849188 05/14/1941 FOLKINS GEORGE RAY 20 006 S 023 E 032 320 251101 PA 613575 01/09/1918 FOLKINS HARRY O 20 007 S 023 E 003 40 272002 PA 308874 01/10/1913 FORMAN PERCY R 20 007 S 024 E 023 240 251101 PA 594463 07/27/1917 FOSSE AMUND E 20 004 S 023 E 029 80 251101 PA 1420 02/08/1900 FOSSE AMUND E 20 004 S 023 E 030 80 251101 PA 1420 02/08/1900 FOSSE TENNES E 20 004 S 023 E 032 160 251101 PA 1866 01/31/1903 FOSSUM GILBERT C 20 006 S 019 E 005 160 251101 PA 357570 09/30/1913 FOSSUM GILBERT C 20 006 S 019 E 005 40 251101 PA 426654 08/20/1914 FOSTER CHARLES B 20 004 S 023 E 031 40 251101 PA 501176 11/27/1915 FOSTER CHARLES B 20 005 S 023 E 006 39.8 251101 PA 501176 11/27/1915 FOSTER CLINTON C 20 004 S 023 E 031 80 251101 PA 699093 07/18/1919 FOSTER CLINTON C 20 005 S 023 E 006 39.88 251101 PA 699093 07/18/1919 FOSTER SAMUEL M 20 008 S 020 E 010 160 251101 PA 1404 08/03/1899 FOSTVEDT THORMAD 20 006 S 018 E 009 80 251101 PA 849206 02/15/1922 FOSTVEDT THORMOD 20 006 S 018 E 005 80 272002 PA 597132 08/14/1917 FOUNTAIN MOSES 20 008 S 021 E 006 160 272003 PA 1005 09/18/1891 FOUST JASPER R 20 008 S 028 E 036 160 251101 PA 811531 06/24/1921 FOUST WILLIAM C 20 006 S 023 E 021 160 251101 PA 1547 08/12/1901 FOWLER JENNIE V 20 006 S 023 E 002 80 251101 PA 468012 04/12/1915 FOWLER JOSEPH A 20 003 S 022 E 028 200 251101 PA 495710 10/26/1915 FOWLER JOSEPH A 20 003 S 022 E 033 120 251101 PA 495710 10/26/1915 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 005 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 005 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 005 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 005 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 005 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 006 80 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOWLER JUSTIN C 20 006 S 018 E 006 40 251101 PA 379617 01/23/1914 FOX EDWARD F 20 006 S 021 E 029 40.41 251101 PA 340330 06/09/1913 FOX EDWARD F 20 006 S 021 E 029 40.41 251101 PA 340330 06/09/1913 FOX EDWARD F 20 006 S 021 E 029 40.41 251101 PA 340330 06/09/1913 FOX EDWARD F 20 006 S 021 E 029 40.41 251101 PA 340330 06/09/1913 FOX JOSEPH M 20 007 S 020 E 027 160 272003 PA 1219 04/05/1894 FRANCE JOSEPH J 20 005 S 023 E 022 80 272002 PA 943 02/18/1903 FRANCE JOSEPH J 20 005 S 023 E 027 40 272002 PA 943 02/18/1903 FRANCIS JAMES I 20 006 S 019 E 022 80 272002 PA 65892 06/07/1909 FRANK ALEX K 20 003 S 023 E 012 23.17 272002 PA 114310 03/02/1954 FRANKLIN MALINDA 20 005 S 022 E 031 80 251101 PA 487233 08/18/1915 FRANKLIN MALINDA 20 005 S 022 E 031 39.97 251101 PA 487233 08/18/1915 FRANKLIN MALINDA 20 006 S 022 E 005 50.47 251101 PA 487233 08/18/1915 FRANKLIN MALINDA HEIRS OF 20 005 S 022 E 029 80 251101 PA 802888 04/11/1921 FRANKLIN MALINDA HEIRS OF 20 005 S 022 E 030 80 251101 PA 802888 04/11/1921 FRANKOVICH JOHN 20 008 S 020 E 014 120 251101 PA 986604 10/04/1926 FRANKOVICH JOHN 20 008 S 020 E 015 40 251101 PA 986604 10/04/1926 FRANKOVICH JOHN 20 008 S 020 E 014 160 251101 PA 570430 03/02/1917 FRANTTI ALEX 20 005 S 020 E 014 160 251101 PA 478646 06/16/1915 FRASER JOHN 20 005 S 019 E 024 40 251101 PA 600102 09/13/1917 FRASER JOHN 20 005 S 019 E 025 120 251101 PA 600102 09/13/1917 FRASER JOHN 20 005 S 019 E 026 120 251101 PA 600102 09/13/1917 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 011 24.3 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 38 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 9.06 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 12.32 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 39.98 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 16.44 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRASS ALBERT 20 004 S 023 E 012 25.74 251101 PA 1133 12/01/1904 FRAZEE JOHN A 20 003 S 022 E 021 240 251101 PA 545630 09/13/1916 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PA 238791 12/14/1911 FRISCH THEODORE 20 003 S 021 E 034 40 251101 PA 647851 09/13/1918 FRISCH THEODORE 20 004 S 021 E 004 39.87 251101 PA 647851 09/13/1918 FRITZ GARY 20 004 S 020 E 025 20 234400 FO 043019 04/30/1986 FRITZ RUDOLPH 20 002 S 024 E 031 40 251101 PA 108727 02/03/1910 FRITZ RUDOLPH 20 002 S 024 E 032 80 251101 PA 108727 02/03/1910 FRITZ RUDOLPH 20 002 S 024 E 032 33.26 251101 PA 108727 02/03/1910 FRITZ RUDOLPH 20 002 S 024 E 032 15.16 251101 PA 108727 02/03/1910 FROLAND SIGRID 20 005 S 020 E 019 40.1 251101 PA 786005 12/10/1920 FROLAND SIGRID 20 005 S 020 E 030 40.18 251101 PA 786005 12/10/1920 FROLAND SIGRID 20 005 S 020 E 030 40.21 251101 PA 786005 12/10/1920 FROLAND SIGRID 20 005 S 020 E 030 40.25 251101 PA 786005 12/10/1920 FROST AUSTIN J 20 006 S 023 E 010 160 272002 PA 962 04/08/1904 FROST JOHN 20 006 S 024 E 026 120 272002 PA 148520 08/15/1910 FULLER CHARLES J 20 006 S 021 E 018 20 251101 PA 2905 05/26/1908 FULLER CHARLES J 20 006 S 021 E 018 20 251101 PA 2905 05/26/1908 FULLER CHARLES J 20 006 S 021 E 018 120 251101 PA 2905 05/26/1908 FULLERTON ARTHUR G 20 006 S 019 E 031 80 251101 PA 424239 07/29/1914 FULLERTON ARTHUR G 20 006 S 019 E 032 160 251101 PA 424239 07/29/1914 FULLERTON C JESSIE 20 008 S 021 E 001 120 272002 PA 756 09/25/1906 FULLERTON C JESSIE 20 008 S 021 E 002 80 272002 PA 756 09/25/1906 FULLERTON C JESSIE 20 008 S 021 E 002 40.13 272002 PA 756 09/25/1906 FUNK EVERETT FULTON 20 009 S 025 E 020 160 251101 PA 787975 12/17/1920 FUNK EVERETT FULTON 20 009 S 025 E 029 160 251101 PA 787975 12/17/1920