E index Gallatin 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 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 608443 11/19/1917 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 20 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 20 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 80 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 07/06/1927 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 20 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 20 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 0 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 10 251101 PA 100494 EACRET JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 004 80 251101 PA 100494 EAGLE EDWIN 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945591 10/06/1924 EAGLE HENRY Y 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.387 276200 PA 945590 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103150 10/17/1929 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103150 10/17/1929 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103150 10/17/1929 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103150 10/17/1929 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945468 10/03/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945468 10/03/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945501 10/03/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.285 276200 PA 945572 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945575 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.155 276200 PA 945581 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945583 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945589 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945648 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945651 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945654 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.387 276200 PA 945655 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945657 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945658 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945659 10/06/1924 EAGLE SAMUEL P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945665 10/06/1924 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 0 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 20 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 0 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 0 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 10 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 025 120 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 026 0 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 026 0 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EARL RAY 20 012 S 004 E 026 10 251101 PA 728526 01/19/1920 EASTHAM SAMUEL 20 004 N 003 E 024 320 251101 PA 526681 04/29/1916 EASTLAND ROBERT E 20 001 S 005 E 023 40 272002 PA 433 11/20/1880 EASTRIDGE JACOB M 20 002 N 002 E 034 80 272002 PA 291296 09/12/1912 EATON JESSE A 20 001 N 004 E 020 80 251101 PA 213 06/30/1884 EBAUGH ALONZO A 20 012 S 005 E 015 80 251101 PA 856028 03/25/1922 EBAUGH ALONZO A 20 012 S 005 E 022 79.91 251101 PA 856028 01/03/1978 EBERHART JOHN 20 001 S 007 E 034 160 251101 PA 1314 11/11/1898 ECKLEY FRANK P 20 002 S 005 E 006 39.37 272002 PA 143 01/27/1887 ECKLEY FRANK P 20 002 S 005 E 006 39.55 272002 PA 143 01/27/1887 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 003 E 010 40 272002 PA 512 01/25/1892 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 80 272002 PA 166178 12/15/1910 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 37.74 272002 PA 536126 06/30/1916 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 37.3 272002 PA 536126 06/30/1916 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 80 272002 PA 536126 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 37.3 272002 PA 536126 ECKLEY GEORGE C 20 004 S 004 E 006 37.74 272002 PA 536126 ECTON ZALES NELSON 20 003 N 002 E 026 40 278002 PA 116524 10/04/1956 ECTON ZALES NELSON 20 003 N 003 E 006 39.65 278002 PA 116524 10/04/1956 ECTON ZALES NELSON 20 003 N 003 E 011 40 278002 PA 116524 10/04/1956 ECTON ZALES NELSON 20 003 N 003 E 015 40 278002 PA 116524 10/04/1956 ECTON ZALES NELSON 20 003 N 003 E 022 40 278002 PA 116524 10/04/1956 EDENS JOHN W 20 001 S 006 E 006 40 251101 PA 1466 05/03/1900 EDENS JOHN W 20 001 S 006 E 006 43.79 251101 PA 3069 12/05/1907 EDENS JOHN W 20 001 S 006 E 006 42.81 251101 PA 3069 12/05/1907 EDENS JOHN W 20 001 S 006 E 006 40.3 251101 PA 3069 12/05/1907 EDMONDS FREDERICK 20 003 S 005 E 018 160 251101 PA 376 09/16/1887 EDWARDS CALDWELL 20 002 S 004 E 023 80 262201 PA 896 04/10/1874 EDWARDS CALDWELL 20 002 S 004 E 024 80 262201 PA 896 04/10/1874 EDWARDS CALDWELL 20 002 S 004 E 024 160 251101 PA 172 01/20/1880 EDWARDS HARRISON M 20 003 N 004 E 022 160 251101 PA 2371 12/31/1904 EGAN JOHN P 20 002 S 006 E 012 160 251101 PA 1540 02/09/1901 EGGIMANN JOHN HEIRS OF 20 003 S 003 E 010 160 251101 PA 2421 12/31/1904 EGGIMANN ROBERT 20 003 S 003 E 012 160 251101 PA 1301 07/25/1898 EICHMAN MONA M 20 003 N 007 E 004 160 251101 PA 522682 04/05/1916 ELKHORN RANCH 20 009 S 004 E 011 0 223000 PA 116679 11/23/1956 ELLING HENRY 20 003 N 0060W 022 2.62 386200 PA 4909 08/31/1881 ELLING HENRY 20 003 N 0060W 022 5 386200 PA 16581 08/07/1890 ELLING HENRY 20 003 N 0060W 027 13.77 386200 PA 16582 08/07/1890 ELLINGSON JAMES WALTER 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945633 10/06/1924 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030 40 272002 PA 259187 04/15/1912 EMMA M ALLEGER 20 002 S 004 E 030 35.06 272002 PA 259187 04/15/1912 ENGLAND JOHN 20 001 S 002 E 010 160 251101 PA 202 08/20/1881 ENGLAND JOHN 20 001 S 002 E 028 160 251105 PA 8 05/19/1892 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 0010W 026 21.71 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 0010W 026 10.99 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 0010W 026 39.03 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ERASTUS JOHN 20 001 N 007 E 020 160 251101 PA 108753 02/03/1910 ERICKSON CHARLES 20 004 N 004 E 006 120 251101 PA 588435 06/18/1917 ERICKSON CHARLES 20 004 N 004 E 006 51.69 251101 PA 588435 06/18/1917 ERICKSON CHARLES 20 004 N 004 E 006 40.22 251101 PA 588435 06/18/1917 ERICKSON CHARLES 20 004 N 004 E 006 40 251101 PA 588435 06/18/1917 ERICKSON CHARLES 20 004 N 004 E 006 39.79 251101 PA 588435 06/18/1917 EROES LEO A 20 001 N 0010W 032 160 251104 PA 111360 03/23/1942 ERPENBACH MAE AGNESS 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103115 09/24/1929 ERSKINE WILLIAM 20 002 S 004 E 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