E index Golden Valley County 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 MERIDIANTWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE EARLY NOAH 20 007 N 023 E 034 160 251101 PA 337398 05/27/1913 EASTWOOD ROBERT J 20 004 N 018 E 012 160 272002 PA 554 05/11/1893 EDE GERALD C 20 010 N 020 E 031 120 272002 PA 294113 09/27/1912 EDE GERALD C 20 010 N 020 E 032 40 272002 PA 294113 09/27/1912 EDWARDS ERNEST F 20 006 N 022 E 020 160 251101 PA 309725 01/14/1913 EDWARDSON SOLOMON J 20 005 N 022 E 002 120 251101 PA 415390 06/19/1914 EDWARDSON SOLOMON J 20 005 N 022 E 002 37.4 251101 PA 415390 06/19/1914 EGGE CHARLES B 20 006 N 023 E 030 80 272002 PA 165879 12/15/1910 EGGE CHARLES B 20 006 N 023 E 030 39.32 272002 PA 165879 12/15/1910 EGGE CHARLES B 20 006 N 023 E 030 39.35 272002 PA 165879 12/15/1910 EICKERT CHARLES 20 007 N 021 E 020 160 251101 PA 492799 10/05/1915 EICKERT FRANK 20 007 N 021 E 020 160 251101 PA 492798 10/05/1915 EKERN HERBERT NELSON 20 011 N 021 E 019 40 278002 PA 116447 09/17/1956 EKLUND ELMER A 20 011 N 020 E 014 320 251101 PA 931649 02/12/1924 EKLUND RICHARD W 20 011 N 020 E 014 160 251101 PA 932384 02/19/1924 EKLUND RICHARD W 20 011 N 020 E 023 160 251104 PA 932385 02/19/1924 EKLUND RICHARD W 20 011 N 020 E 024 80 251104 PA 932385 02/19/1924 ELDREDGE MAURICE 20 010 N 020 E 034 40 251101 PA 773789 09/17/1920 ELKINS JESSE PHILLIP 20 005 N 017 E 006 160 251101 PA 719382 11/17/1919 ELLEFSON JACOB 20 008 N 019 E 024 160 272002 PA 256267 04/01/1912 ELLER DAN 20 005 N 023 E 018 320 251101 PA 587481 06/08/1917 ELLER NEWTON A 20 005 N 022 E 026 160 251101 PA 906525 05/16/1923 ELLETT CLAYTON E 20 010 N 020 E 018 120 272002 PA 410563 06/02/1914 ELLETT CLAYTON E 20 010 N 020 E 018 39.04 272002 PA 410563 06/02/1914 ELLIOT ARCHIE F 20 010 N 021 E 003 80 252000 PA 635303 06/13/1918 ELLIOT ARCHIE F 20 010 N 021 E 003 80 272002 PA 671404 03/25/1919 ELLIOT ARCHIE F 20 010 N 021 E 003 39.78 272002 PA 671404 03/25/1919 ELLIOT ARCHIE F 20 010 N 021 E 003 39.76 272002 PA 671404 03/25/1919 ELLIOT ARCHIE F 20 011 N 021 E 024 40 272002 PA 112032 02/17/1910 ELLIOT JAMES B 20 009 N 022 E 022 160 251101 PA 259 07/16/1896 ELLIOT JOHN 20 011 N 021 E 012 80 272002 PA 1211 05/13/1904 ELLIS ADA E HEIRS OF 20 009 N 019 E 028 80 272002 PA 941 05/12/1905 ELLIS ADA E HEIRS OF 20 009 N 019 E 033 80 272002 PA 941 05/12/1905 ELLIS ADA E HEIRS OF 20 009 N 019 E 027 160 272002 PA 940 10/02/1905 ELLIS JOHN C 20 008 N 021 E 015 160 272002 PA 421 06/29/1895 ELLIS MARY E 20 011 N 021 E 020 80 251101 PA 736750 02/26/1920 ELLIS WILLIAM M 20 011 N 021 E 011 160 251104 PA 104633 05/13/1931 ELLIS WILLIAM M 20 011 N 021 E 014 160 251104 PA 104633 05/13/1931 ELLIS WILLIAM M 20 011 N 021 E 023 320 251104 PA 104633 05/13/1931 ELNES PETTER 20 010 N 021 E 015 160 251101 PA 599697 09/11/1917 ELY EMILY B 20 006 N 019 E 014 160 251101 PA 389405 03/04/1914 EMERTON BENJAMIN A 20 010 N 020 E 013 280 251101 PA 456242 01/30/1915 EMERTON BENJAMIN A 20 010 N 020 E 014 40 251101 PA 456242 01/30/1915 EMERTON SARAH J 20 010 N 021 E 019 40 272002 PA 581925 04/27/1917 EMERTON SARAH J 20 010 N 021 E 020 120 272002 PA 581925 04/27/1917 ENFIELD DARWIN 20 008 N 023 E 020 240 251101 PA 772670 09/10/1920 ENGBRECHT JACOB 20 010 N 019 E 020 160 251101 PA 604006 10/17/1917 ENGBRECHT KATHARINA HEIRS 20 010 N 019 E 020 160 251101 PA 636969 06/18/1918 ENGEL CHARLES ADOLPH 20 006 N 020 E 032 160 251101 PA 444420 11/25/1914 ENGLET ALFRED O 20 008 N 022 E 026 160 272002 PA 226612 09/25/1911 ENGLET JACOB C 20 008 N 023 E 030 160 251101 PA 792914 01/31/1921 ENGLET JACOB G 20 008 N 023 E 030 80 251101 PA 389399 03/04/1914 ENGLET JACOB G 20 008 N 023 E 030 39.43 251101 PA 389399 03/04/1914 ENGLET JACOB G 20 008 N 023 E 030 39.36 251101 PA 389399 03/04/1914 ENGLET LOU P 20 008 N 022 E 026 160 272002 PA 230997 10/19/1911 ENGLISH WALTER C 20 010 N 019 E 014 160 272002 PA 364120 11/07/1913 ENGSTROM JOHN 20 010 N 020 E 008 240 251101 PA 471752 05/07/1915 ERCINK MARGARET 20 007 N 021 E 024 160 272002 PA 590274 06/30/1917 ERICKSON ANDREW N 20 005 N 018 E 012 320 251101 PA 592450 07/17/1917 ERICKSON HANS 20 005 N 018 E 012 120 251101 PA 592466 07/17/1917 ERICKSON LEWIS N 20 006 N 023 E 006 40 272002 PA 256712 04/04/1912 ERICKSON LEWIS N 20 006 N 023 E 006 40.12 272002 PA 256712 04/04/1912 ERICKSON LEWIS N 20 007 N 023 E 032 160 251101 PA 306435 12/21/1912 ESSMAN EDWARD G 20 005 N 021 E 002 80 272002 PA 434174 10/06/1914 ESSMAN EDWARD G 20 005 N 021 E 002 34.02 272002 PA 434174 10/06/1914 ESSMAN EDWARD G 20 005 N 021 E 002 33.57 272002 PA 434174 10/06/1914 ESTEY GUY E 20 008 N 020 E 028 320 251101 PA 646314 08/24/1918 ESTEY GUY E 20 008 N 020 E 028 120 251101 PA 646314 08/24/1918 EVANS CHAUNCEY J 20 006 N 019 E 028 160 272002 PA 286861 08/05/1912 EVANS DAVID J 20 009 N 021 E 004 48.69 251101 PA 721626 11/28/1919 EVANS DAVID J 20 009 N 021 E 004 48.36 251101 PA 721626 11/28/1919 EVANS DAVID J 20 009 N 021 E 005 80 251101 PA 721626 11/28/1919 EVANS DAVID J 20 009 N 021 E 005 47.85 251101 PA 721626 11/28/1919 EVANS MARIA 20 006 N 019 E 028 160 251101 PA 378327 01/20/1914 EVANS W CLINTON 20 011 N 020 E 003 120 251101 PA 101786 07/27/1928 EVANS W CLINTON 20 011 N 020 E 010 200 251101 PA 101786 07/27/1928 EVANS WILLIAM P 20 011 N 020 E 003 80 251101 PA 902779 04/10/1923 EVANS WILLIAM P 20 011 N 020 E 003 37.4 251101 PA 902779 04/10/1923 EVANS WILLIAM P 20 011 N 020 E 003 37.63 251101 PA 902779 04/10/1923 EVANS WILLIAM P 20 011 N 020 E 003 37.85 251101 PA 902779 04/10/1923 EVANS WILLIAM P 20 011 N 020 E 003 38.08 251101 PA 902779 04/10/1923 EVENRUD OLE OLSON 20 007 N 019 E 034 160 272002 PA 290357 09/09/1912 EVENSEN FREDRIK 20 005 N 022 E 012 160 251101 PA 473543 05/18/1915 EVENSEN FREDRIK 20 005 N 022 E 012 40 251101 PA 473543 05/18/1915 EVENSON ELISE MARIA 20 006 N 022 E 018 80 251101 PA 421187 07/10/1914 EVENSON ELISE MARIA 20 006 N 022 E 018 39.72 251101 PA 421187 07/10/1914 EVENSON ELISE MARIA 20 006 N 022 E 018 39.69 251101 PA 421187 07/10/1914 EVENSON EVEN 20 006 N 022 E 018 160 251101 PA 417041 06/24/1914 EVERETT DANIEL H 20 007 N 021 E 034 120 251101 PA 690216 06/24/1919 EVERETT DANIEL H 20 007 N 021 E 034 31.19 251101 PA 690216 06/24/1919