D index Deer Lodge County Montana Archives USGENWEB Montana Archives,maintained by burns@asu.edu 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 SECTIONACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE DALEY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 18.99 386200 PA 17480 03/20/1891 DALEY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 016 1.26 386200 PA 17480 03/20/1891 DALY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 016 0 386200 PA 15437 12/21/1889 DALY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 016 11.25 386200 PA 15437 12/21/1889 DALY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 15542 02/05/1890 DALY JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 18.95 386200 PA 15542 02/05/1890 DALY JOHN HEIRS OF 20 005 N 013 W 016 53.66 386300 PA 27257 07/03/1896 DALY JOHN HEIRS OF 20 005 N 013 W 020 4.25 386300 PA 27257 07/03/1896 DALY JOHN HEIRS OF 20 005 N 013 W 021 34.43 386300 PA 27257 07/03/1896 DALY MARCUS 20 004 N 011 W 010 79.88 386300 PA 23921 02/03/1894 DALY MARCUS 20 004 N 011 W 010 139.94 386300 PA 32789 07/10/1900 DALY MARCUS 20 005 N 011 W 036 154.19 386300 PA 12142 06/03/1887 DANIELS BENJAMIN 20 006 N 011 W 024 39.6 251101 PA 894088 01/29/1923 DANIELS BENJAMIN 20 006 N 011 W 025 120.25 251101 PA 894088 01/29/1923 DANIELS DAVID 20 006 N 011 W 025 133.68 251101 PA 677857 05/15/1919 DANIELS DAVID 20 006 N 011 W 036 25.98 251101 PA 677857 05/15/1919 DANSEREAN ROSALIE 20 005 N 009 W 018 160 251101 PA 970 07/12/1889 DARBY JAMES A 20 004 N 013 W 006 73.77 251101 PA 663470 02/01/1919 DAVIDSON JAMES R 20 004 N 010 W 003 160 272002 PA 2290 10/28/1889 DAVIS ANDREW J 20 005 N 013 W 004 0.6 386200 PA 30224 12/02/1898 DAVIS ANDREW J 20 005 N 013 W 004 19.86 386200 PA 30541 02/01/1899 DAVIS LEVI 20 005 N 013 W 016 0 386200 PA 279168 06/24/1912 DAVIS LEVI 20 005 N 013 W 016 5.632 386200 PA 279168 06/24/1912 DAY ARTEMAS M 20 004 N 011 W 006 80 251101 PA 47478 02/23/1909 DAY ARTEMAS M 20 004 N 011 W 006 38.44 251101 PA 47478 02/23/1909 DAY ARTEMAS M 20 004 N 011 W 006 42.76 251101 PA 47478 02/23/1909 DAYTON FRIEND C 20 005 N 011 W 034 39.37 251101 PA 5228 03/19/1904 DEKAY RICHARD E 20 005 N 011 W 008 120 234400 BO 112619 11/26/1956 DEKAY RICHARD E 20 005 N 011 W 009 20 386300 PA 39383 07/21/1904 DEKAY RICHARD E 20 005 N 011 W 010 20 386300 PA 39383 07/21/1904 DELL BACON RANCH CO 20 001 N 014 W 020 160 220100 PA 258401 04/24/1984 DELL BACON RANCH CO 20 001 N 014 W 030 280 220100 PA 258401 04/24/1984 DENNY LOTTIE L 20 005 N 012 W 003 14.66 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 DENO PETER H 20 002 N 012 W 008 160 272002 PA 4685 01/05/1892 DEPENALOZA MARIE R 20 005 N 013 W 003 0 386200 PA 876064 08/14/1922 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 004 0 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 004 0 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 004 16.147 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 386200 PA 331233 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 386200 PA 331234 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 386200 PA 331234 05/06/1913 DEPEU RICHARD M 20 005 N 013 W 005 11.828 386200 PA 331234 05/06/1913 DESLAURIERS AUGUSTIN 20 005 N 011 W 009 27.56 251101 PA 397238 04/09/1914 DESLAURIERS AUGUSTIN 20 005 N 011 W 010 3.11 251101 PA 397238 04/09/1914 DESLAURIERS AUGUSTIN 20 005 N 011 W 015 120 251101 PA 397238 04/09/1914 DESLAURIERS AUGUSTIN 20 005 N 011 W 016 9.32 251101 PA 397238 04/09/1914 DICKSON J G 20 005 N 009 W 026 41.149 386200 PA 322819 04/02/1913 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 013 0 386200 PA 486293 08/10/1915 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 013 20.546 386200 PA 486293 08/10/1915 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 014 0 386200 PA 486293 08/10/1915 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 014 16.798 386200 PA 486294 08/10/1915 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 014 0 386200 PA 504300 12/20/1915 DIESSEL WILLIAM 20 005 N 012 W 014 14.269 386200 PA 504300 12/20/1915 DINGLE EHZA 20 005 N 010 W 030 160 251101 PA 1743 11/23/1891 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 004 35.827 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOTY EDGAR N 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 43872 11/15/1906 DOUGHERTY JOHN S 20 004 N 011 W 021 5.56 386300 PA 23765 12/21/1893 DOUGHERTY JOHN S 20 004 N 011 W 022 152.47 386300 PA 23765 12/21/1893 DOUGLAS ANNIE 20 004 N 011 W 006 160 251101 PA 47477 02/23/1909 DOWNEY JESSE S 20 005 N 012 W 022 160 251101 PA 688016 06/19/1919 DUANE PATRICK 20 004 N 011 W 024 40 251101 PA 8478 08/17/1908 DUBEY CHARLES HEIRS OF 20 004 N 010 W 030 80 251101 PA 300163 11/12/1912 DUCIE JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 44804 12/31/1906 DUCIE JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 44805 12/31/1906 DUCIE JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 17.26 386200 PA 44805 12/31/1906 DUCIE JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 008 14.817 386200 PA 45621 03/27/1907 DUCIE JOHN 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 45621 03/27/1907 DUDDEN BERNHARD H 20 004 N 010 W 027 40 272002 PA 1604 12/12/1888 DUFF EVERETT 20 005 N 012 W 022 2.52 273000 PA 118603 09/03/1958 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 007 2.2 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 8.75 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 8.65 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 012 W 018 4.29 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 10 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 2.5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 2.5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 10 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 0 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 012 2.5 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUFOUR JOSEPH 20 005 N 013 W 013 80 251101 PA 587673 06/09/1917 DUNCAN JOHN H 20 005 N 010 W 001 40 262201 PA 193 06/05/1871 DUNCAN JOHN H 20 005 N 010 W 012 120 262201 PA 193 06/05/1871 DUNCAN JOHN H 20 006 N 009 W 019 120 251101 PA 346 09/10/1880 DUNCAN JOHN H 20 006 N 009 W 020 40 251101 PA 346 09/10/1880 DUNCAN JOHN H 20 006 N 009 W 020 120 272002 PA 4 06/30/1882 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 016 2.5 386200 PA 37578 12/11/1903 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 017 18.15 386200 PA 37578 12/11/1903 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 016 0 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 016 28.38 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 017 0 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 017 57.9 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 020 2.85 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNLAP JAMES A 20 005 N 011 W 021 1.28 386300 PA 37913 01/29/1904 DUNN JOHN P 20 004 N 011 W 022 20.56 386200 PA 24871 10/05/1894 DUNN MARY A 20 004 N 011 W 024 80 272003 PA 25489 10/29/1908 DUNNE ANNA 20 005 N 011 W 034 0.43 251101 PA 226343 09/25/1911 DUNNIGAN MICHAEL C 20 006 N 011 W 024 54.16 251101 PA 678160 05/17/1919 DUNNIGAN MICHAEL C 20 006 N 011 W 024 98.02 251101 PA 678160 05/17/1919 DUNNIGAN MICHAEL C 20 006 N 011 W 025 2.46 251101 PA 678160 05/17/1919