N 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 NACKLING OLE O 20 008 N 021 E 006 51 251101 PA 555751 11/23/1916 NACKLING OLE O 20 008 N 021 E 006 40 251101 PA 555751 11/23/1916 NACKLING OLE O 20 008 N 021 E 006 40 251101 PA 555751 11/23/1916 NACKLING OLE O 20 008 N 021 E 006 40 251101 PA 555751 11/23/1916 NASH CHARLES D 20 007 N 022 E 008 160 251101 PA 289763 09/03/1912 NASS LAURITZ ANDREAS 20 004 N 018 E 026 160 272002 PA 775 06/13/1901 NELS N NELSON 20 010 N 020 E 027 160 272002 PA 317969 02/28/1913 NELSON ARTHUR H 20 008 N 022 E 006 160 251101 PA 606699 11/08/1917 NELSON ARTHUR H 20 008 N 022 E 006 51.82 251101 PA 606699 11/08/1917 NELSON ARTHUR NILES 20 005 N 021 E 004 32.77 278002 PA 256500 07/16/1964 NELSON CARL 20 004 N 017 E 010 160 251101 PA 440862 11/07/1914 NELSON CHARLES A 20 008 N 022 E 004 40 272002 PA 410551 06/02/1914 NELSON CHARLES A 20 008 N 022 E 004 40 272002 PA 410551 06/02/1914 NELSON CHARLES A 20 008 N 022 E 004 40 272002 PA 410551 06/02/1914 NELSON CHARLES A 20 008 N 022 E 004 40 272002 PA 410551 06/02/1914 NELSON CHESTER A 20 009 N 021 E 004 80 272002 PA 472785 05/13/1915 NELSON CHESTER A 20 009 N 021 E 009 80 272002 PA 472785 05/13/1915 NELSON DAVID A 20 010 N 021 E 034 160 251101 PA 380756 01/27/1914 NELSON EMMA B 20 009 N 020 E 032 160 272002 PA 316266 02/19/1913 NELSON FRED 20 010 N 020 E 030 320 251101 PA 487476 08/21/1915 NELSON GEORGIANA 20 008 N 021 E 034 320 251101 PA 807225 05/23/1921 NELSON HENRY 20 007 N 021 E 012 200 251101 PA 652797 11/06/1918 NELSON HENRY 20 007 N 021 E 012 42.77 251101 PA 652797 11/06/1918 NELSON HENRY 20 007 N 021 E 012 42.62 251101 PA 652797 11/06/1918 NELSON HERBERT W 20 011 N 019 E 034 80 251101 PA 944248 09/04/1924 NELSON HERBERT W 20 011 N 019 E 035 240 251101 PA 944248 09/04/1924 NELSON JOHANNAN HEIRS OF 20 008 N 021 E 004 160 251101 PA 529197 05/16/1916 NELSON MARGARET 20 006 N 019 E 032 160 251101 PA 729143 01/20/1920 NELSON NELS N 20 010 N 020 E 027 80 272002 PA 268044 05/20/1912 NELSON NELS N 20 010 N 020 E 028 80 272002 PA 268044 05/20/1912 NELSON PIRL 20 006 N 023 E 024 160 251101 PA 456227 01/30/1915 NELSON SVEN A 20 010 N 020 E 004 160 251101 PA 550813 10/17/1916 NELSON SVEN A 20 010 N 020 E 005 160 251101 PA 550813 10/17/1916 NELSON WILLIAM 20 005 N 019 E 006 80 251101 PA 587455 07/08/1917 NELSON WILLIAM 20 005 N 019 E 006 38.7 251101 PA 587455 07/08/1917 NELSON WILLIAM 20 005 N 019 E 006 38.54 251101 PA 587455 07/08/1917 NESS OSCAR 20 009 N 020 E 020 160 251101 PA 507909 01/15/1916 NEUHARTH EMANUEL 20 010 N 019 E 022 160 272002 PA 568334 02/20/1917 NEUHARTH EMANUEL 20 010 N 019 E 022 80 251101 PA 646798 08/27/1918 NEUHARTH EMIL 20 010 N 019 E 012 160 272002 PA 456707 02/04/1915 NEUMAYER JOHN C 20 005 N 017 E 022 200 251101 PA 495127 10/22/1915 NEWCOMB EARL H 20 005 N 020 E 034 160 272002 PA 364104 11/07/1913 NEWTON WESLEY H 20 011 N 020 E 011 40 251101 PA 977292 04/07/1926 NEWTON WESLEY H 20 011 N 020 E 012 200 251101 PA 977292 04/07/1926 NEWTON WESLEY H 20 011 N 020 E 012 36.71 251101 PA 977292 04/07/1926 NEWTON WESLEY H 20 011 N 020 E 012 36.81 251101 PA 977292 04/07/1926 NIESS JULIUS T 20 006 N 023 E 002 240 251101 PA 697966 07/12/1919 NIESS JULIUS T 20 006 N 023 E 002 40.3 251101 PA 697966 07/12/1919 NIESS JULIUS T 20 006 N 023 E 002 40.24 251101 PA 697966 07/12/1919 NISSEN ANNA CATHRINA 20 006 N 019 E 032 160 272002 PA 342432 06/19/1913 NISSEN CHRIS P 20 006 N 020 E 024 160 272002 PA 278884 06/24/1912 NISSEN SAMUEL LUDWIG 20 006 N 019 E 032 160 272002 PA 286777 08/01/1912 NISSEN THEODORE 20 006 N 020 E 008 120 272002 PA 206666 06/15/1911 NORRIS RAY C 20 005 N 021 E 030 80 251101 PA 453477 01/14/1915 NORRIS RAY C 20 005 N 021 E 030 38.35 251101 PA 453477 01/14/1915 NORRIS RAY C 20 005 N 021 E 030 38.59 251101 PA 453477 01/14/1915 NORTHEY WILL H 20 005 N 019 E 024 160 251101 PA 315517 02/15/1913 NORTON GEORGE 20 009 N 019 E 006 120 251101 PA 551 07/26/1899 NORTON GEORGE 20 009 N 019 E 006 40.98 251101 PA 551 07/26/1899 NORTON JOHN 20 010 N 019 E 033 160 272002 PA 882 05/08/1901 NOSEK CHARLES F 20 008 N 022 E 028 320 251101 PA 460318 02/27/1915 NYGAARD HENRY 20 005 N 017 E 032 320 251104 PA 902819 04/11/1923