U-V 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 UDER WILLIAM 20 003 S 005 E 015 160 261000 PA 113451 05/16/1878 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 187414 04/03/1911 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 187414 07/06/1915 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 481258 07/06/1915 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 481258 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 154609 09/29/1910 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 154609 06/21/1915 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 479078 06/21/1915 URQUHART CHARLES E 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 479078 URQUHART JAMES E 20 001 N 004 E 034 160 272002 PA 565 05/11/1893 URQUHART LEE I 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 251101 PA 149648 09/01/1910 URQUHART LEE I 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 251101 PA 149648 10/06/1916 URQUHART LEE I 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 251101 PA 549055 10/06/1916 URQUHART LEE I 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 251101 PA 549055 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 187442 04/03/1911 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 187442 06/30/1916 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 536118 06/30/1916 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 022 160 251101 PA 536118 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 167068 12/19/1910 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 167068 06/21/1915 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 479069 06/21/1915 URQUHART WILLIAM H 20 004 N 005 E 026 160 272002 PA 479069 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 10 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 10 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 10 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 20 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 20 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 0 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 10 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 012 S 004 E 024 80 251101 PA 708293 09/26/1919 VALENTINE LOUIS V 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945569 10/06/1924 VALINE EMIL A 20 002 S 003 E 026 160 272002 PA 530890 05/26/1916 VAN DYKEN JAN P 20 002 S 003 E 012 160 251101 PA 1288 06/01/1898 VANANTWERP EDMUND L 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945623 10/06/1924 VANDENHOOK JOHN H 20 002 S 004 E 008 160 272002 PA 364 03/30/1900 VANDENHOOK JOHN H 20 002 S 004 E 008 160 251101 PA 1890 01/31/1903 VANDYKEN LAMBERTUS P 20 002 S 003 E 014 160 251101 PA 1407 11/04/1899 VANHOOSIER ELBERT 20 002 S 003 E 018 32.72 251101 PA 463088 03/16/1915 VANHOOSIER ELBERT 20 002 S 003 E 018 33.07 251101 PA 463088 03/16/1915 VANHOOSIER ELBERT 20 002 S 003 E 018 33.43 251101 PA 463088 03/16/1915 VANHOOSIER ELBERT 20 002 S 003 E 018 33.78 251101 PA 463088 03/16/1915 VANHOUSEN GEORGE E 20 004 N 003 E 008 40 251101 PA 829451 10/24/1921 VANHOUSEN GEORGE E 20 004 N 003 E 008 0.87 251101 PA 829451 10/24/1921 VANHOUSEN GEORGE E 20 004 N 003 E 008 31.03 251101 PA 829451 10/24/1921 VANHOUSEN GEORGE E 20 004 N 003 E 008 6.05 251101 PA 829451 10/24/1921 VANHOUSEN GEORGE E 20 004 N 003 E 008 35.36 251101 PA 829451 10/24/1921 VANNESS FRANK L 20 002 N 003 E 028 160 251101 PA 1143 05/20/1897 VANVRAUKEN ELMER 20 004 N 004 E 028 80 251104 PA 107571 05/09/1935 VANVRAUKEN ELMER 20 004 N 004 E 034 160 251104 PA 107571 05/09/1935 VASSAUER WILLIAM E 20 002 N 005 E 030 160 251101 PA 1374 05/05/1899 VAUGHT JOE 20 003 N 004 E 034 160 251101 PA 97856 12/20/1909 VEITCH ROBERT 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 945578 10/06/1924 VERWOLF LEONARD 20 007 S 004 E 004 40 251101 PA 548478 10/02/1916 VERWOLF LEONARD 20 007 S 004 E 005 120 251101 PA 153856 09/26/1910 VIAUX ATTANAS 20 003 S 004 E 032 160 251101 PA 635 01/23/1891 VICK DOROTHY M 20 006 S 004 E 032 40 386300 PA 113045 11/24/1950 VICKERS THOMAS M 20 013 S 005 E 034 0.344 276200 PA 103116 09/24/1929 VIGGERSEN SEVAT 20 001 S 002 E 032 160 251101 PA 612 06/03/1890 VINCENT IRA 20 001 N 003 E 012 160 262201 PA 1085 06/01/1872 VOGEL CORA M 20 004 N 007 E 022 160 251101 PA 633348 06/05/1918 VOGEL RUDOLF 20 001 S 006 E 031 80 272002 PA 478 12/11/1891 VOSSERS DOROTHEA HEIRS OF 20 002 S 003 E 010 160 251101 PA 160671 11/09/1910 VOSSERS HENRY 20 002 S 003 E 010 80 251101 PA 258634 04/11/1912