N 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 NACK ERNEST E 20 004 N 006 E 014 160 251101 PA 746903 04/26/1920 NANZE LEWIS 20 002 S 004 E 034 40 262201 PA 182 06/30/1876 NANZE LEWIS 20 003 S 004 E 003 80 262201 PA 182 06/30/1876 NANZE LEWIS 20 003 S 004 E 003 39.43 262201 PA 182 06/30/1876 NASH EDWARD D 20 003 S 004 E 032 160 251101 PA 2984 04/17/1907 NASH PETER R 20 001 S 004 E 032 160 251101 PA 1250 02/03/1898 NASH WILLIAM J 20 001 S 004 E 032 160 251101 PA 1085 03/16/1896 NAVE JACOB 20 001 N 001 E 031 80 272002 PA 115 02/10/1871 NAVE JACOB 20 001 S 001 E 005 39.91 272002 PA 115 02/10/1871 NAVE JACOB 20 001 S 001 E 006 39.51 272002 PA 115 02/10/1871 NEAL EUGENE S 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104960 09/11/1931 NEILL WILLIAM L 20 009 S 003 E 014 160 272002 PA 1103 12/01/1904 NEILL WILLIAM L 20 009 S 003 E 014 160 272002 PA 1103 04/12/1977 NELSON BENJAMIN A 20 002 N 005 E 002 160 251101 PA 3071 12/05/1907 NELSON ERIK 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104962 09/11/1931 NELSON ERIK 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104962 09/11/1931 NELSON ERIK 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104962 09/11/1931 NELSON ERIK 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104962 09/11/1931 NELSON GEORGE 20 001 S 005 E 014 40 272002 PA 239 09/29/1888 NELSON JOHN 20 001 S 006 E 008 80 251101 PA 674 08/04/1891 NELSON JOHN P 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945787 10/08/1924 NELSON JOHN W 20 001 N 004 E 031 160 251101 PA 18 05/01/1875 NELSON JONATHAN R 20 002 N 005 E 002 120 251101 PA 1303 07/25/1898 NELSON JONATHAN R 20 002 N 005 E 002 40.51 251101 PA 1303 07/25/1898 NELSON RALPH C 20 004 N 006 E 020 320 251104 PA 986934 10/08/1926 NELSON RALPH C 20 004 N 006 E 020 320 251101 PA 841975 01/10/1922 NELSON WILLIAM 20 002 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 849 04/03/1893 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 120 251104 PA 104249 12/13/1930 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 34.29 251104 PA 104249 12/13/1930 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 34.57 251104 PA 104249 12/13/1930 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 34.84 251104 PA 104249 12/13/1930 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 35 251104 PA 104249 12/13/1930 NELSON WILLIAM C 20 004 N 006 E 030 160 251101 PA 902047 04/06/1923 NEMECK JACK 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945638 10/06/1924 NEUNFELDT PETER 20 003 N 004 E 014 160 251101 PA 1642 06/08/1901 NEVITT WILLIAM M 20 001 S 005 E 018 320 272002 PA 141 12/16/1890 NEVITT WILLIAM M 20 001 S 005 E 018 34.01 272002 PA 141 12/16/1890 NEVITT WILLIAM M 20 001 S 005 E 018 33.8 272002 PA 141 12/16/1890 NEVITT WILLIAM M 20 001 S 005 E 018 33.59 272002 PA 141 12/16/1890 NEVITT WILLIAM M 20 001 S 005 E 018 33.38 272002 PA 141 12/16/1890 NEWBY JAMES W 20 002 N 002 E 027 160 272002 PA 98 02/10/1871 NEWELL EDWARD L 20 002 N 002 E 018 39.18 262201 PA 949 07/03/1873 NEWELL EDWARD L 20 002 N 002 E 018 11.21 262201 PA 949 07/03/1873 NEWELL JOHN H 20 003 S 004 E 027 160 272002 PA 472 04/08/1891 NEWMAN GEORGE T 20 003 N 007 E 012 160 251101 PA 362486 10/27/1913 NEWMAN JOSEPH 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104963 09/11/1931 NEWTON WESLEY C 20 002 S 005 E 007 40 272002 PA 39 11/09/1891 NICHOLLS WILLIAM 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104962 09/11/1931 NICHOLS ALPHEUS F 20 002 N 002 E 026 120 272002 PA 133 05/01/1871 NICHOLS ALPHEUS F 20 002 N 002 E 027 40 272002 PA 133 05/01/1871 NICHOLS ALPHEUS F 20 002 N 002 E 028 160 251101 PA 281 01/30/1885 NICHOLS GEORGE R 20 003 S 006 E 008 40 272002 PA 877 02/18/1903 NICHOLSON MABEL RUTH 20 003 N 007 E 034 160 251101 PA 1007 08/17/1895 NIEBEL MATTHIAS 20 002 S 004 E 010 160 272002 PA 81 07/15/1889 NIEBEL MATTHIAS 20 002 S 004 E 018 160 272002 PA 568 05/11/1893 NIELSEN FRED B 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103116 09/24/1929 NIELSEN FRED B 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 104359 01/27/1931 NIELSON CHRISTEN 20 001 N 005 E 015 160 251101 PA 178 01/20/1880 NIELSON PETER C 20 001 N 005 E 010 160 251101 PA 329 09/16/1887 NIEMAN WILL A 20 002 S 007 E 026 80 278002 PA 116793 12/31/1956 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 40 251101 PA 596750 08/11/1917 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 45.22 251101 PA 596750 08/11/1917 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 45.45 251101 PA 596750 08/11/1917 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 45.68 251101 PA 596750 08/11/1917 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 120 251104 PA 884525 10/25/1922 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 37.72 251104 PA 884525 10/25/1922 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 33.97 251104 PA 884525 10/25/1922 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 34.38 251104 PA 884525 10/25/1922 NIKLES ALFRED 20 001 S 007 E 004 34.79 251104 PA 884525 10/25/1922 NIXON JAMES H 20 001 N 003 E 011 160 272002 PA 8 11/10/1877 NIXON JAMES H 20 001 S 005 E 028 240 272002 PA 55 03/21/1889 NIXON JAMES H 20 001 S 005 E 033 160 251101 PA 1039 07/24/1895 NIXON JOHN HEIRS OF 20 002 N 003 E 035 160 262201 PA 1004 06/30/1876 NOBLE JOHN L TRUSTEE 20 002 S 006 E 007 40 276300 PA 157 06/15/1872 NOBLE THOMAS 20 001 S 006 E 006 40 251101 PA 300702 11/16/1912 NOBLE THOMAS 20 001 S 006 E 006 40 251101 PA 300702 11/16/1912 NOBLE THOMAS 20 001 S 006 E 006 32.76 251101 PA 300702 11/16/1912 NOBLE THOMAS 20 001 S 006 E 006 33.2 251101 PA 300702 11/16/1912 NORDYKE WILLIAM E 20 012 S 004 E 016 160 251101 PA 153857 09/26/1910 NORWOOD WILLIAM J 20 002 N 005 E 026 160 251101 PA 606 06/03/1890 NOYES GEORGE E 20 002 N 004 E 008 280 251101 PA 761617 07/14/1920 NUGHES NIEL 20 001 S 001 E 006 80 262201 PA 1206 09/20/1872 NUGHES NIEL 20 001 S 001 E 007 80 262201 PA 1206 09/20/1872 NUNNELLEY ROBERT 20 002 N 005 E 032 40 272002 PA 906 02/18/1903 NUNNELLEY ROBERT A 20 002 N 005 E 032 160 251101 PA 1260 02/03/1898 NUNNELLEY WILLIAM T 20 002 N 004 E 012 160 251101 PA 1361 04/01/1899 NYE JOHN 20 001 S 003 E 028 160 272002 PA 492 03/10/1875