O index Dawson 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 ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE OBERHOFER JOSEF 20 019 N 053 E 010 160 251101 PA 343187 06/24/1913 OBERHOFER LEWIS 20 019 N 053 E 010 160 251101 PA 343186 06/24/1913 OBERSON JULIUS S 20 019 N 052 E 022 320 251101 PA 319543 03/18/1913 OBRIEN PATRICK HEIRS OF 20 019 N 056 E 018 80 251101 PA 447766 12/10/1914 OBRIEN PATRICK HEIRS OF 20 019 N 056 E 018 37.04 251101 PA 447766 12/10/1914 OBRIEN PATRICK HEIRS OF 20 019 N 056 E 018 37.01 251101 PA 447766 12/10/1914 OCONNER PATRICK 20 016 N 058 E 034 320 251101 PA 396297 04/03/1914 ODEGAARD EDWARD 20 016 N 052 E 004 80 251101 PA 418974 06/30/1914 ODEGAARD EDWARD 20 016 N 052 E 004 57.06 251101 PA 418974 06/30/1914 ODEGAARD EDWARD 20 016 N 052 E 004 56.84 251101 PA 418974 06/30/1914 ODEY JOHN W 20 017 N 052 E 006 80 272002 PA 197892 05/11/1911 ODEY JOHN W 20 017 N 052 E 006 39.74 272002 PA 197892 05/11/1911 ODEY JOHN W 20 017 N 052 E 006 39.81 272002 PA 197892 05/11/1911 ODEY WILLIAM A 20 017 N 052 E 006 40 272002 PA 197893 05/11/1911 ODEY WILLIAM A 20 017 N 052 E 006 39.89 272002 PA 197893 05/11/1911 ODEY WILLIAM A 20 017 N 052 E 006 38.07 272002 PA 197893 05/11/1911 ODEY WILLIAM A 20 017 N 052 E 006 38.18 272002 PA 197893 05/11/1911 OELLERMAN MARGARET 20 019 N 053 E 022 160 251101 PA 561831 01/16/1917 OELLERMANN AUGUST H 20 019 N 053 E 028 160 251101 PA 325160 04/09/1913 OELLERMANN JOHN H 20 019 N 053 E 028 160 251101 PA 340384 06/09/1913 OFTEDAL HANS J 20 014 N 054 E 006 120 272002 PA 357101 09/25/1913 OFTEDAL HANS J 20 014 N 054 E 008 160 251101 PA 255699 03/28/1912 OFTEDAL HANS J 20 014 N 054 E 008 160 251101 PA 255699 10/19/1942 OFTEDAL KRISTIAN 20 014 N 054 E 004 80 251101 PA 478889 06/18/1915 OFTEDAL KRISTIAN 20 014 N 054 E 004 40.66 251101 PA 478889 06/18/1915 OFTEDAL KRISTIAN 20 014 N 054 E 004 40.59 251101 PA 478889 06/18/1915 OFTEDAL SVEN 20 015 N 054 E 034 160 251101 PA 158175 10/17/1910 OFTEDAL SVEN 20 015 N 054 E 034 160 251101 PA 708075 09/24/1919 OGDEN JAMES D 20 015 N 055 E 022 80 251101 PA 600371 09/15/1917 OGDEN JAMES D 20 015 N 055 E 026 42.33 251101 PA 909460 06/18/1923 OGDEN JAMES D 20 015 N 055 E 026 42.17 251101 PA 909460 06/18/1923 OHLS ADELAIDE 20 019 N 053 E 030 80 251101 PA 436063 10/16/1914 OHLS ADELAIDE 20 019 N 053 E 030 37.67 251101 PA 436063 10/16/1914 OHLS ADELAIDE 20 019 N 053 E 030 37.67 251101 PA 436063 10/16/1914 OLESON ELNA 20 013 N 054 E 018 80 251101 PA 769527 08/23/1920 OLESON ELNA HEIRS OF 20 013 N 053 E 024 440 251101 PA 857718 04/06/1922 OLESON ELNA HEIRS OF 20 013 N 053 E 024 39.7 251101 PA 857718 04/06/1922 OLESON ROBERT 20 013 N 054 E 018 200 251101 PA 644489 08/15/1918 OLESON ROBERT 20 013 N 054 E 018 38.29 251101 PA 644489 08/15/1918 OLESON ROBERT 20 013 N 054 E 018 38.41 251101 PA 644489 08/15/1918 OLESON ROBERT 20 013 N 054 E 018 38.54 251101 PA 644489 08/15/1918 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 80 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 40.45 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 40.27 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 39.25 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 39.1 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 39.04 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLMSCHEID JOHN 20 017 N 053 E 006 38.97 251101 PA 345383 07/02/1913 OLSEN LAWRENCE 20 018 N 055 E 004 320 251101 PA 682834 06/05/1919 OLSEN PETER A 20 017 N 051 E 028 160 251101 PA 470419 04/28/1915 OLSON ALFRED P 20 019 N 050 E 022 320 251101 PA 614758 01/22/1918 OLSON ANDRIAS 20 020 N 051 E 002 240 251101 PA 524805 04/17/1916 OLSON ANDRIAS 20 020 N 051 E 002 41.46 251101 PA 524805 04/17/1916 OLSON ANDRIAS 20 020 N 051 E 002 41.58 251101 PA 524805 04/17/1916 OLSON CHRISTIAN HENRY 20 018 N 057 E 030 48.74 251101 PA 665837 02/12/1919 OLSON CHRISTIAN HENRY 20 018 N 057 E 030 51.76 251101 PA 665837 02/12/1919 OLSON CHRISTIAN HENRY 20 018 N 057 E 030 30.3 251101 PA 665837 02/12/1919 OLSON CHRISTIAN HENRY 20 018 N 057 E 030 51.15 251101 PA 665837 02/12/1919 OLSON D U 20 017 N 050 E 030 39.74 271001 PA 256800 03/01/1968 OLSON JOHNNY J 20 020 N 051 E 012 280 251101 PA 622988 03/26/1918 OLSON JULIUS A 20 020 N 051 E 004 280 251101 PA 500234 11/22/1915 OLSON JULIUS A 20 020 N 051 E 004 42.48 251101 PA 500234 11/22/1915 OLSON LEE M 20 021 N 051 E 034 320 251101 PA 482089 07/12/1915 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 120 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 42.68 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 43.24 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 43.81 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 40.38 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON NIL J L 20 020 N 051 E 006 36.6 251101 PA 561765 01/13/1917 OLSON OLE F 20 023 N 050 E 010 320 251101 PA 668531 03/05/1919 OLSON SIGVART 20 022 N 051 E 022 320 251101 PA 921764 10/24/1923 OMALLEY FRANK J 20 015 N 054 E 024 240 251101 PA 662868 01/29/1919 ONEIL JOHN D 20 021 N 055 E 030 320 251101 PA 604828 10/23/1917 ONEIL VERNE 20 021 N 055 E 026 320 251101 PA 382094 02/02/1914 ORNSTROM JOHN J 20 016 N 058 E 022 320 251101 PA 560582 01/05/1917 ORRICK ULYSSES G 20 019 N 051 E 008 280 251101 PA 417119 06/24/1914 ORTMANN FRIEDRICH H 20 021 N 053 E 014 320 251101 PA 368026 11/29/1913 OSBORNE CAMILLA F 20 018 N 050 E 032 200 251101 PA 891757 12/29/1922 OSBORNE CAMILLA F 20 018 N 050 E 032 320 251104 PA 891758 12/29/1922 OSBORNE CAMILLA F 20 018 N 050 E 032 120 272002 PA 767857 08/11/1920 OSGOOD HINMAN N 20 014 N 055 E 006 160 251101 PA 71452 07/12/1909 OSMUNDSON JOHN G 20 020 N 051 E 010 320 251101 PA 691910 06/26/1919 OSMUNDSON JOHN O 20 020 N 051 E 004 200 251101 PA 498547 11/12/1915 OSMUNDSON JOHN O 20 020 N 051 E 004 42.24 251101 PA 498547 11/12/1915 OSMUNDSON JOHN O 20 020 N 051 E 004 42.32 251101 PA 498547 11/12/1915 OSMUNDSON JOHN O 20 020 N 051 E 004 42.4 251101 PA 498547 11/12/1915 OTOOLE MARY 20 020 N 050 E 024 320 251101 PA 500249 11/23/1915 OTTERSON GEORGE J 20 014 N 057 E 008 320 251101 PA 693457 06/28/1919 OTTO JULIUS 20 018 N 053 E 006 80 272002 PA 172388 01/23/1911 OTTO JULIUS 20 018 N 053 E 006 40.1 272002 PA 172388 01/23/1911 OTTO JULIUS 20 018 N 053 E 006 40.07 272002 PA 172388 01/23/1911 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 120 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 40.04 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 38.65 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 38.55 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 38.47 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OTTO JULIUS JR 20 018 N 053 E 006 38.38 251101 PA 345470 07/02/1913 OVERHOLSER CLARA G 20 021 N 055 E 002 160 272002 PA 185580 03/23/1911 OWEN GUY H 20 018 N 051 E 006 280 251101 PA 606542 11/07/1917 OWEN GUY H 20 018 N 051 E 006 40 251101 PA 606542 11/07/1917 OWEN LEON J 20 023 N 050 E 024 160 252000 PA 607497 11/12/1917 OWEN LEON J 20 023 N 050 E 024 160 251101 PA 802953 04/13/1921 OWEN MANLEY M 20 019 N 050 E 010 120 251101 PA 811684 06/24/1921 OWEN MAY 20 023 N 050 E 026 160 252000 PA 626504 04/19/1918 OWEN MAY 20 023 N 050 E 026 80 272002 PA 617697 02/20/1918