T 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 TACHELL RICHARD L 20 005 N 012 W 022 5.01 273000 PA 118602 09/03/1958 TAIT JAMES W 20 005 N 009 W 028 240 251101 PA 824122 09/20/1921 TAIT JAMES W 20 005 N 009 W 028 25.88 251101 PA 824122 09/20/1921 TAIT JAMES W 20 005 N 009 W 028 14.62 251101 PA 824122 09/20/1921 TAIT JOHN B 20 005 N 009 W 028 200 251101 PA 835145 11/28/1921 TAIT JOHN B 20 005 N 009 W 028 27.05 251101 PA 835145 11/28/1921 TAIT JOHN B 20 005 N 009 W 028 17.94 251101 PA 835145 11/28/1921 TAIT JOHN B 20 005 N 009 W 028 25.98 251101 PA 835145 11/28/1921 TALBOT JAMES A 20 006 N 008 W 029 1.44 386200 PA 2876 06/01/1878 TALBOTT JAMES A 20 006 N 008 W 019 15.12 386300 PA 1793 05/27/1876 TAMKE GERD HEURICH 20 006 N 008 W 028 18.62 386200 PA 20009 03/11/1892 TARKALSON NELS 20 005 N 010 W 030 40.62 272002 PA 696 08/16/1889 TARKALSON NELS 20 005 N 010 W 030 40.69 272002 PA 696 08/16/1889 TERRILL REUBEN G 20 006 N 009 W 030 120 272002 PA 58 12/30/1882 TERRILL RUEBEN G 20 006 N 009 W 030 40 272002 PA 1941 12/12/1888 TERRILL RUEBEN G 20 006 N 009 W 030 40.43 272002 PA 1941 12/12/1888 TERRILL RUEBEN G 20 006 N 009 W 030 40.25 272002 PA 1941 12/12/1888 TERRILL RUEBEN G 20 006 N 009 W 030 40.08 272002 PA 1941 12/12/1888 TESCHER CARL A 20 005 N 012 W 022 2.5 273000 PA 118601 09/03/1958 TESSIER NAPOLEON 20 002 N 012 W 004 120 251101 PA 5125 03/01/1904 TESSIER NAPOLEON 20 002 N 012 W 004 39.62 251101 PA 5125 03/01/1904 THATCHER ODILLE 20 005 N 013 W 003 0 386200 PA 876064 08/14/1922 THAYER BENJAMIN B 20 004 N 011 W 010 139.94 386300 PA 32789 07/10/1900 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 422.45 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 005 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 006 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 006 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 006 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 006 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 011 W 006 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 012 W 001 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 012 W 001 20 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 012 W 001 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 002 N 012 W 001 10 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ALLEN CO 20 003 N 011 W 031 0 386300 PA 290880 09/09/1912 THE ANACONDA CO 20 004 N 011 W 024 80 278002 PA 122793 07/26/1962 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 030 80 278002 PA 122793 07/26/1962 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 030 40.55 278002 PA 122793 07/26/1962 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 030 40.76 278002 PA 122793 07/26/1962 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 004 200 278002 PA 256300 03/22/1963 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 004 38.97 278002 PA 256300 03/22/1963 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 004 38.82 278002 PA 256300 03/22/1963 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 004 38.67 278002 PA 256300 03/22/1963 THE ANACONDA CO 20 005 N 010 W 018 40 278002 PA 256300 03/22/1963 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 004 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 004 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 009 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 009 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 010 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE HARDWARE CO 20 005 N 012 W 010 0 386200 PA 60858 05/14/1909 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 015 143.459 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 021 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 022 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 028 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 029 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 029 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 029 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 030 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 030 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE BUTTE-GEORGETOWN MINING20 003 N 011 W 030 0 386300 PA 634081 06/08/1918 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 009 0 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 009 12.39 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 010 0 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE CABLE CO 20 005 N 013 W 010 0 386200 PA 31405 08/02/1899 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 52.92 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE EUREKA GOLD & SILVER 20 005 N 013 W 008 0 386200 PA 20483 04/09/1892 THE GEORGETOWN CONSOLIDATED20 005 N 013 W 016 0 386200 PA 18059 06/05/1891 THE GEORGETOWN CONSOLIDATED20 005 N 013 W 016 10.86 386200 PA 18059 06/05/1891 THE GEORGETOWN CONSOLIDATED20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 18059 06/05/1891 THE GEORGETOWN CONSOLIDATED20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 18059 06/05/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 003 4.25 386200 PA 17463 03/20/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 004 5.79 386200 PA 17463 03/20/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 009 0.31 386200 PA 17463 03/20/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 010 6.18 386200 PA 17463 03/20/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 010 12.77 386200 PA 17464 03/20/1891 THE GOLDEN GATE MINING CO 20 005 N 013 W 010 20.66 386200 PA 17465 03/20/1891 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 028 20.513 386200 PA 285230 07/18/1912 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 028 0 386200 PA 298727 11/01/1912 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 028 14.911 386200 PA 298727 11/01/1912 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 028 10.775 386200 PA 298728 11/01/1912 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 029 0 386200 PA 313484 02/05/1913 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 029 10.35 386200 PA 313484 02/05/1913 THE INDEPENDENCE GOLD AND 20 006 N 008 W 029 0 386200 PA 313484 02/05/1913 THE MONTANA WATER ELECTRIC 20 005 N 013 W 006 19.04 386200 PA 42254 04/19/1905 THE MONTANA WATER ELECTRIC 20 005 N 013 W 006 14.35 386200 PA 42257 07/28/1905 THE MONTANA WATER ELECTRIC 20 005 N 013 W 006 18.59 386200 PA 42257 07/28/1905 THE RUBY CONSOLIDATED MININ20 006 N 008 W 028 16.75 386200 PA 24302 05/07/1894 THE RUBY CONSOLIDATED MININ20 006 N 008 W 028 5.19 386200 PA 24303 05/07/1894 THOMAS EVAN P 20 005 N 010 W 020 80 262201 PA 505 03/20/1877 THOMAS EVAN P 20 005 N 010 W 021 80 262201 PA 505 03/20/1877 THOMAS JOHN D 20 005 N 012 W 009 20.66 386200 PA 18702 10/19/1891 THOMAS JOHN D 20 005 N 012 W 009 23.25 386200 PA 18705 10/19/1891 THOMAS JOHN D 20 005 N 012 W 009 24.57 386200 PA 18706 10/19/1891 THOMAS JOHN D 20 005 N 012 W 016 0 386200 PA 18706 10/19/1891 THOMAS MARGARET W 20 004 N 010 W 012 160 251101 PA 861 01/14/1888 THOMAS ROBERT E 20 005 N 013 W 004 0 386200 PA 381092 01/29/1914 THOMAS ROBERT E 20 005 N 013 W 004 9.635 386200 PA 538424 07/17/1916 THOMAS WILLIAM D 20 004 N 010 W 004 80 272002 PA 1196 06/20/1884 THOMAS WILLIAM D 20 004 N 010 W 004 33.6 272002 PA 1196 06/20/1884 THOMAS WILLIAM D 20 005 N 010 W 034 40 272002 PA 1196 06/20/1884 THOMAS WILLIAM P 20 005 N 010 W 033 160 262201 PA 2455 05/02/1871 THOMAS WILLIAM P 20 005 N 010 W 033 80 251101 PA 257 12/10/1880 THOMAS WILLIAM P 20 005 N 010 W 034 80 251101 PA 257 12/10/1880 THOMAS WILLIAM W 20 004 N 010 W 011 80 262201 PA 954 08/15/1876 THOMAS WILLIAM W 20 004 N 010 W 014 80 262201 PA 954 08/15/1876 THOMAS WILLIAM WATKIN 20 004 N 010 W 004 160 262201 PA 5854 06/01/1872 THOMPSON WILLIAM 20 005 N 013 W 004 20.66 386200 PA 21153 05/11/1892 THOMPSON WILLIAM 20 005 N 013 W 004 18.54 386200 PA 21154 05/11/1892 TOOEY JOHN J 20 005 N 013 W 003 38.67 386200 PA 27896 02/26/1897 TOOMEY HUMPHREY J 20 001 N 014 W 024 6.35 272002 PA 161781 11/17/1910 TOUSSAINT JOSEPH C 20 002 N 012 W 006 240 251104 PA 105295 01/26/1932 TOUSSAINT JOSEPH C 20 002 N 012 W 006 40.87 251104 PA 105295 01/26/1932 TOUSSAINT JOSEPH C 20 002 N 012 W 006 39.62 251104 PA 105295 01/26/1932 TRACE ORLANDO F 20 003 N 012 W 026 40 251101 PA 102727 05/09/1929 TRACE ORLANDO F 20 003 N 012 W 026 39.5 251101 PA 102727 05/09/1929 TRUCHOT FRANCIS 20 005 N 010 W 022 80 262201 PA 562 06/01/1872 TRUCHOT FRANCIS 20 005 N 010 W 023 80 262201 PA 562 06/01/1872 TRUCHOT FRANCOIS 20 005 N 010 W 026 80 251101 PA 212 11/30/1878 TRUCHOT FRANCOIS 20 005 N 010 W 027 80 251101 PA 212 11/30/1878 TUCHSCHERER ADAM J 20 005 N 012 W 014 17.925 386200 PA 595165 08/04/1917 TUCKER JAMES H 20 001 N 013 W 005 40 272002 PA 234242 11/16/1911 TUCKER JAMES H 20 001 N 013 W 008 120 272002 PA 234242 11/16/1911 TUCKER MARTHA 20 001 N 013 W 007 240 272002 PA 176068 02/06/1911 TUCKER MARTHA 20 001 N 013 W 008 19.38 272002 PA 176068 02/06/1911 TUTTLE CHARLES A 20 005 N 008 W 008 20.496 386200 PA 522325 03/31/1916 TUTTLE CHARLES A 20 005 N 008 W 008 20.66 386200 PA 6089 08/03/1908 TWITCHELL ELI E 20 004 N 010 W 034 160 272002 PA 5201 06/25/1894 TWOHY PATRICK D 20 004 N 010 W 018 80 251101 PA 4719 01/17/1902