R 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 QUAM JOHN 20 007 N 021 E 018 51.05 251101 PA 564415 01/27/1917 QUAM JOHN 20 007 N 021 E 018 50.63 251101 PA 564415 01/27/1917 QUAM JOHN 20 007 N 021 E 018 50.25 251101 PA 564415 01/27/1917 QUAM JOHN 20 007 N 021 E 018 51.53 251101 PA 816792 07/29/1921 QUAM PETER 20 007 N 021 E 018 160 251101 PA 587490 06/08/1917 QUINN WILLIAM 20 005 N 022 E 018 160 251101 PA 309731 01/14/1913 RADFORD EDWARD W 20 007 N 022 E 034 160 272002 PA 194175 05/01/1911 RAINFORD WALTER A 20 008 N 022 E 018 200 251101 PA 539929 07/25/1916 RAINFORD WALTER A 20 008 N 022 E 018 51.03 251101 PA 539929 07/25/1916 RAINFORD WALTER A 20 008 N 022 E 018 50.79 251101 PA 539929 07/25/1916 RAMSDEN JAMES W 20 010 N 021 E 008 160 251101 PA 637749 06/22/1918 RAMSDEN JAMES W 20 010 N 021 E 009 120 251101 PA 637749 06/22/1918 RAMSEY GEORGE L 20 008 N 022 E 007 40 223014 PA 3327 02/10/1908 RAMSEY GEORGE L 20 010 N 020 E 013 40 223014 PA 10373 01/10/1905 RAMSEY GEORGE L 20 011 N 020 E 031 39.29 223014 PA 865042 05/29/1922 RAPP JACOB JR 20 007 N 022 E 002 160 272002 PA 180990 03/01/1911 RASMUSSEN ANTON 20 006 N 021 E 022 160 272002 PA 271041 06/03/1912 RASMUSSEN ANTON 20 006 N 021 E 022 160 272002 PA 110495 02/11/1910 RATH ALBERT 20 007 N 023 E 034 160 272002 PA 183378 03/13/1911 RATHMANN IDA 20 009 N 021 E 003 160 251101 PA 456269 02/01/1915 RATHS GEORGE P 20 007 N 021 E 006 12 278002 PA 256500 07/16/1964 RATHS NICHOLAS T 20 005 N 021 E 010 160 278002 PA 256500 07/16/1964 RAW DAISY C 20 010 N 021 E 005 120 251101 PA 703367 08/21/1919 RAW DAISY C 20 010 N 021 E 005 39.69 251101 PA 703367 08/21/1919 RAW DAISY C 20 010 N 021 E 005 39.65 251101 PA 703367 08/21/1919 RAW DAISY C 20 011 N 021 E 032 120 251101 PA 703367 08/21/1919 RAWN WILLIAM C 20 007 N 019 E 034 160 251101 PA 482911 07/20/1915 RAY ENOCH W 20 011 N 021 E 031 120 252000 PA 540257 07/26/1916 RAY ENOCH W 20 011 N 021 E 031 36.76 252000 PA 540257 07/26/1916 RAY FRANK E 20 006 N 019 E 022 160 272002 PA 256242 04/01/1912 REASE OSCAR G 20 007 N 019 E 010 160 272002 PA 4177 11/03/1891 REBHAHN MARTIN 20 005 N 021 E 026 120 272002 PA 238516 12/14/1911 REDISKE GEORGE F 20 007 N 020 E 026 160 251101 PA 459209 02/20/1915 REDISKE HERMAN 20 006 N 020 E 020 160 251101 PA 443317 11/18/1914 REDISKE OTTO C E 20 006 N 020 E 020 160 251101 PA 413271 06/12/1914 REDLAND IVAR 20 005 N 017 E 032 320 251101 PA 655701 12/10/1918 REED LOUIS E 20 008 N 020 E 014 160 251101 PA 515033 02/21/1916 REEDER CHARLES J 20 007 N 019 E 002 200 251101 PA 656002 12/12/1918 REIMERS AGNES 20 005 N 018 E 002 160 251101 PA 319527 03/18/1913 REYNOLDS EDWIN T 20 006 N 019 E 006 54.14 272002 PA 3643 09/01/1891 REYNOLDS EDWIN T 20 006 N 019 E 006 53.64 272002 PA 3643 09/01/1891 REYNOLDS EDWIN T 20 006 N 019 E 006 53.14 272002 PA 3643 09/01/1891 REYPENS LUDOVIC 20 009 N 019 E 032 160 251101 PA 510115 01/27/1916 RHODEN JOHN A A 20 009 N 021 E 002 200 251101 PA 550870 10/17/1916 RICE ANNA 20 010 N 020 E 020 160 251101 PA 792913 01/31/1921 RICE THEODORE E 20 004 N 017 E 014 160 272002 PA 788 12/17/1906 RICKMAN JASPER H 20 005 N 021 E 002 320 251101 PA 569056 02/24/1917 RIDGE HENRY W 20 005 N 021 E 018 320 251101 PA 433641 09/29/1914 RIEBEN JOHN F 20 005 N 020 E 002 160 272002 PA 360680 10/20/1913 RIESE CHRISTOPHER N 20 005 N 022 E 004 160 251101 PA 360155 10/16/1913 RIGGINS ALBERT 20 006 N 021 E 026 160 272002 PA 392667 03/14/1914 RIGGINS ALFRED 20 006 N 021 E 026 160 272002 PA 374436 01/02/1914 RIGGINS JAMES N 20 006 N 021 E 002 160 251101 PA 357733 10/01/1913 ROACH ADALINE F 20 008 N 022 E 024 160 272002 PA 470847 05/01/1915 ROACH EDDIE LEON 20 008 N 022 E 012 80 251101 PA 483993 07/27/1915 ROACH JESSE E 20 008 N 023 E 030 160 272002 PA 471816 05/07/1915 ROACH JOSEPH 20 008 N 021 E 010 320 251101 PA 459317 02/20/1915 ROACH WILLIAM 20 008 N 021 E 004 40 251101 PA 577022 04/11/1917 ROACH WILLIAM 20 008 N 021 E 004 40 251101 PA 577022 04/11/1917 ROACH WILLIAM 20 008 N 021 E 004 40 251101 PA 577022 04/11/1917 ROACH WILLIAM 20 008 N 021 E 004 40 251101 PA 577022 04/11/1917 ROBINSON CARL 20 010 N 022 E 020 280 251101 PA 483745 07/24/1915 ROBINSON CARL 20 010 N 022 E 031 40.06 251101 PA 893080 01/16/1923 ROBINSON JAMES W 20 010 N 021 E 024 200 251101 PA 692086 06/27/1919 ROBINSON MARY 20 008 N 019 E 003 46.11 272002 PA 277 01/07/1898 ROBINSON MARY 20 008 N 019 E 003 45.97 272002 PA 277 01/07/1898 ROBINSON MARY 20 009 N 019 E 033 80 272002 PA 277 01/07/1898 ROBINSON MARY 20 009 N 019 E 034 80 272002 PA 277 01/07/1898 ROEDIGER OTTO 20 009 N 022 E 020 160 251101 PA 457830 02/12/1915 ROGERS ORRIN 20 006 N 020 E 022 160 251101 PA 413233 06/12/1914 ROHDIN NATHANIEL J 20 004 N 018 E 012 80 251101 PA 920908 10/15/1923 RORABECK DAVID J 20 006 N 020 E 026 160 251101 PA 421185 07/10/1914 RORABECK GEORGE 20 007 N 019 E 010 160 272002 PA 401539 04/28/1914 RORABECK JAMES T 20 007 N 019 E 010 160 251101 PA 487460 08/19/1915 RORABECK JAMES WILLIAM 20 007 N 019 E 010 160 251101 PA 515039 02/21/1916 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 010 N 021 E 002 40 251101 PA 907772 05/28/1923 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 010 N 021 E 002 39.6 251104 PA 907773 05/28/1923 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 010 N 021 E 003 39.79 251104 PA 907773 05/28/1923 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 010 N 021 E 002 39.2 251104 PA 907773 05/28/1923 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 011 N 021 E 035 160 251104 PA 907773 05/28/1923 RORABECK KENNETH R 20 011 N 021 E 035 320 251104 PA 907773 05/28/1923 RORABECK MAGGIE S 20 006 N 020 E 026 160 251101 PA 421184 07/10/1914 RORABECK MARVIN 20 006 N 020 E 026 160 251101 PA 421183 07/10/1914 RORABECK RALPH 20 011 N 021 E 030 80 251101 PA 857670 04/06/1922 RORABECK RALPH 20 011 N 021 E 030 39.08 251101 PA 857670 04/06/1922 RORABECK RALPH 20 011 N 021 E 030 38.69 251101 PA 857670 04/06/1922 RORABECK RALPH E 20 009 N 022 E 008 160 251101 PA 602348 10/01/1917 ROSENE GUST E 20 007 N 021 E 024 80 272002 PA 551300 10/20/1916 ROSENE GUST E 20 007 N 021 E 024 41.24 272002 PA 551300 10/20/1916 ROSENE GUST E 20 007 N 021 E 024 40.93 272002 PA 551300 10/20/1916 ROSENE GUST E 20 007 N 022 E 030 160 251101 PA 740768 03/19/1920 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 120 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 47.05 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 42.98 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 36.61 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 36.11 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS HENRY L 20 008 N 020 E 006 35.61 272002 PA 354142 09/09/1913 ROSS MARTHA J 20 008 N 020 E 006 240 272002 PA 354141 09/09/1913 ROSS MARTHA J 20 008 N 020 E 006 48.25 272002 PA 354141 09/09/1913 ROSS MARTHA J 20 008 N 020 E 006 47.75 272002 PA 354141 09/09/1913 ROSSMAN JULIUS J 20 008 N 020 E 022 160 272002 PA 420098 07/06/1914 ROUNDS JOHN E 20 005 N 020 E 032 160 251101 PA 316713 02/21/1913 ROWE CLINTON E 20 007 N 020 E 024 160 251101 PA 520031 03/21/1916 RUNDLE THOMAS O 20 008 N 020 E 022 40 251101 PA 507885 01/15/1916 RUNNER CLARENCE C 20 005 N 021 E 030 80 251101 PA 389388 03/04/1914 RUNNER CLARENCE C 20 005 N 021 E 030 38.81 251101 PA 389388 03/04/1914 RUNNER CLARENCE C 20 005 N 021 E 030 39.05 251101 PA 389388 03/04/1914 RUNNER WILLIAM F 20 006 N 021 E 034 320 251101 PA 507903 01/15/1916 RUSH WILLIAM H 20 008 N 020 E 014 320 251101 PA 482914 07/20/1915 RUSSELL PERRY L 20 009 N 019 E 014 160 251101 PA 456225 01/30/1915 RUSSELL PERRY L 20 009 N 019 E 014 160 272002 PA 181384 03/01/1911 RUSSELL THOMAS J 20 009 N 019 E 022 40 252000 PA 632227 05/29/1918 RUSSELL THOMAS J 20 009 N 019 E 023 120 252000 PA 632227 05/29/1918 RUUD EMMA 20 005 N 018 E 014 160 251101 PA 460305 02/27/1915 RUX EDWARD 20 009 N 022 E 020 160 251101 PA 380750 01/27/1914 RYAN HERBERT E 20 009 N 021 E 010 160 251101 PA 453494 01/14/1915 RYUM IDA 20 005 N 022 E 002 120 272002 PA 180992 03/01/1911 RYUM IDA 20 005 N 022 E 002 36.44 272002 PA 180992 03/01/1911