E 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 EARDLEY JOHN R 20 004 N 010 W 006 32.88 272002 PA 5751 04/19/1897 EARDLEY JOHN R 20 004 N 010 W 006 40 272002 PA 623 05/28/1889 ECCLESTON HAMILTON F 20 003 N 011 W 030 159.95 251101 PA 646066 08/24/1918 ECCLESTON LEE 20 002 N 012 W 001 160 251101 PA 436035 10/16/1914 EDSTROM ANNIE 20 005 N 013 W 004 0 386200 PA 914185 08/20/1923 EDSTROM ANNIE 20 005 N 013 W 004 9.452 386200 PA 914185 08/20/1923 EDWARD J GLEASON 20 005 N 009 W 014 160 251101 PA 558321 12/11/1916 EDWARDS CHARLES W 20 004 N 010 W 027 40 251101 PA 1650 07/21/1900 EDWARDS WILLIAM R H 20 004 N 010 W 028 160 251101 PA 928 01/14/1888 EMMONS JAMES M 20 005 N 010 W 028 160 251101 PA 1292 06/10/1890 EMMONS JAMES M 20 005 N 010 W 030 80 272002 PA 1696 06/25/1900 ENGLISH WINTER H 20 005 N 011 W 028 160 251101 PA 358975 10/08/1913 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 5 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 2.5 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 2.5 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 2.5 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 10 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 10 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM FRANCIS 20 005 N 013 W 005 10 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM ROSE FLORENCE 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ENSTROM WALTER 20 005 N 013 W 005 0 251101 PA 639850 07/09/1918 ERICKSON JOHN 20 005 N 010 W 024 120 251101 PA 1427 10/25/1890 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 0 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 20 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 0 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 10 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 0 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 10 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 021 40 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ERVIN CHARLES W 20 005 N 011 W 028 80 251101 PA 639795 07/08/1918 ESTES STEPHEN A 20 004 N 011 W 010 139.94 386300 PA 32789 07/10/1900 EVANS GWENLLIAN 20 004 N 010 W 004 120 262201 PA 503 10/30/1877 EVANS GWENLLIAN 20 004 N 010 W 009 40 262201 PA 503 10/30/1877 EVANS HENRY 20 004 N 010 W 009 40 262201 PA 952 06/30/1876 EVANS HENRY 20 004 N 010 W 010 120 262201 PA 952 06/30/1876 EVANS MORGAN 20 004 N 010 W 010 160 262201 PA 2456 05/02/1871 EVANS MORGAN 20 004 N 010 W 009 160 251101 PA 263 01/20/1881 EVANS MORGAN 20 005 N 011 W 036 154.19 386300 PA 12142 06/03/1887 EVANS MORGAN 20 006 N 010 W 024 240 272002 PA 80 01/12/1889 EVANS PHILIP E 20 005 N 013 W 017 0.61 386200 PA 15230 09/26/1889 EVANS WILLIAM J 20 004 N 010 W 022 160 272002 PA 273 08/03/1882 EVANS WILLIAM J 20 004 N 010 W 015 80 262201 PA 770 07/30/1872 EVANS WILLIAM J 20 004 N 010 W 022 80 262201 PA 770 07/30/1872 EVANS WILLIAM J 20 004 N 010 W 022 40 251101 PA 5398 12/31/1904