W-Z 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 WAGNER FREDERICK W 20 005 N 011 W 002 160 251101 PA 260109 04/18/1912 WALKER ALEXANDER M 20 004 N 011 W 012 160 272002 PA 5425 03/20/1895 WALKER HUGH L 20 004 N 011 W 012 160 272002 PA 5455 03/20/1895 WARD THOMAS F 20 005 N 012 W 009 3.9 386200 PA 15430 12/21/1889 WARD THOMAS F 20 006 N 008 W 033 4.89 386200 PA 22080 10/18/1892 WASHBURN JED L 20 004 N 011 W 022 35.91 223014 PA 11311 08/09/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 004 N 010 W 018 15.74 386300 PA 44432 04/23/1907 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 004 N 010 W 018 34.75 386300 PA 44432 04/23/1907 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 004 N 013 W 019 32.46 386300 PA 38046 02/18/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 004 N 013 W 030 36.33 386300 PA 38046 02/18/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 0 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 0 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 0 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 0 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 028 0 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 022 31.33 386200 PA 38692 05/03/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 023 17.55 386300 PA 38817 05/16/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 024 13.85 386300 PA 38817 05/16/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 028 20.51 386200 PA 38923 06/02/1904 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 022 16.43 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 023 9.95 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 023 35.39 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 024 4.5 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 025 5.86 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 025 10.09 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 026 62.3 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 026 69.49 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 026 64.02 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 62.79 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 035 22.33 386300 PA 40836 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 022 27.5 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 022 44.38 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 28.97 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 94.19 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 027 97.17 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 034 64.26 386300 PA 40837 04/03/1905 WASHOE COPPER CO 20 005 N 013 W 021 17.09 386200 PA 43194 12/20/1905 WEBB WILLIAM B 20 005 N 012 W 023 19.32 386300 PA 44408 09/25/1906 WEIR ELIZABETH 20 004 N 010 W 004 33.72 251101 PA 260 01/20/1881 WEIR ELIZABETH 20 004 N 010 W 004 33.85 251101 PA 260 01/20/1881 WEIR ELIZABETH 20 005 N 010 W 033 80 251101 PA 260 01/20/1881 WELLCOME GEORGE P 20 003 N 012 W 034 120 272002 PA 2975 04/22/1907 WELLCOME GEORGE P 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 103497 02/20/1930 WELLCOME GEORGE P 20 005 N 013 W 020 15.355 386200 PA 103497 02/20/1930 WELLCOME KATHERINE E 20 002 N 012 W 008 160 272002 PA 344750 06/28/1913 WELLS EARL D 20 005 N 012 W 022 5 273000 PA 118603 09/03/1958 WELSH DAVID 20 004 N 010 W 024 160 251101 PA 1983 09/27/1892 WELSH H LEE 20 005 N 013 W 004 0 386200 PA 538424 07/17/1916 WELTON JOHN N 20 006 N 010 W 024 40 272002 PA 1438 01/14/1899 WEST RAYMOND MAURICE 20 005 N 012 W 022 2.14 273000 PA 118466 07/09/1958 WESTERSON NEIL 20 005 N 012 W 024 160 251101 PA 5668 06/19/1907 WHITCRAFT EDWARD M 20 005 N 009 W 030 80 272002 PA 833 11/10/1882 WHITCRAFT HUGH 20 005 N 009 W 030 160 251101 PA 317 08/03/1882 WHITCRAFT JASPER B 20 005 N 009 W 030 80 272002 PA 356 05/23/1888 WHITCRAFT JASPER B 20 005 N 009 W 030 40.91 272002 PA 2247 12/22/1890 WHITCRAFT JASPER B 20 005 N 009 W 030 40.74 272002 PA 2247 12/22/1890 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 017 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 020 0 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITE WILLIAM J 20 005 N 013 W 017 86.79 386200 PA 46009 12/16/1907 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 008 W 006 3.28 386200 PA 28578 08/28/1897 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 008 W 007 2.98 386200 PA 28578 08/28/1897 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 008 W 008 8.67 386200 PA 28578 08/28/1897 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 010 W 034 40 251101 PA 5284 03/01/1904 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 012 W 026 80 251101 PA 4135 02/09/1901 WHITEHILL HENRY R 20 005 N 012 W 026 80 251101 PA 4192 03/23/1901 WILKES MARY C 20 005 N 011 W 012 320 251101 PA 914165 08/20/1923 WINDELSCHAFER JULIUS 20 004 N 010 W 008 40 251101 PA 687 09/10/1885 WOLFE EDWARD D 20 004 N 011 W 014 160 251101 PA 5301 08/01/1904 WORTHINGTON RALPH 20 005 N 013 W 020 50.08 386300 PA 32465 05/03/1900 YORK CATHERINE A 20 001 N 014 W 017 120 251101 PA 5573 06/30/1906 YORK CATHERINE A 20 001 N 014 W 020 40 251101 PA 5573 06/30/1906 YORK CHARLES E 20 001 N 014 W 028 160 251101 PA 697900 07/12/1919 YORK CHARLES E 20 001 N 014 W 020 160 252000 PA 681917 06/03/1919 YORK ELIZABETH HEIRS OF 20 001 N 014 W 020 160 272002 PA 127967 05/05/1910 YORK GEORGE H 20 001 N 014 W 020 40 272002 PA 263170 05/01/1912 YORK GEORGE H 20 001 N 014 W 008 117.85 251101 PA 645195 08/21/1918 YORK WILLIAM 20 001 N 014 W 008 35 251101 PA 3379 12/13/1905 YORK WILLIAM 20 001 N 014 W 017 120 251101 PA 3379 12/13/1905 ZENOR HOWARD H 20 006 N 008 W 019 2.06 386200 PA 19555 02/06/1892 ZENOR HOWARD H 20 006 N 008 W 033 0.03 386200 PA 33925 05/18/1901 ZLOSHILO MATT 20 006 N 010 W 026 80 272002 PA 5911 06/10/1898 ZORN ALLIE HEIRS OF 20 0010S 014 W 018 20.5 272002 PA 207399 06/19/1911 ZORN EMIL 20 0010S 014 W 018 40 272002 PA 172262 01/23/1911 ZORN EMIL 20 0010S 014 W 018 24.93 272002 PA 172262 01/23/1911 ZORN EMIL 20 0010S 014 W 018 32.51 272002 PA 172262 01/23/1911 ZORN EMIL 20 0010S 014 W 018 10.3 272002 PA 172262 01/23/1911