W-Z index Granite County Montana 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 MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE WAHLQUIST JOHN 20 009 N 017 W 029 5 251101 PA 544126 08/31/1916 WAHLQUIST JOHN 20 009 N 017 W 030 57 251101 PA 544126 08/31/1916 WAHLQUIST JOHN 20 009 N 017 W 031 17.09 251101 PA 544126 08/31/1916 WAITE JAMES ENOCH 20 010 N 013 W 018 80 251101 PA 577090 04/11/1917 WAITE JAMES ENOCH 20 010 N 013 W 018 39.05 251101 PA 577090 04/11/1917 WAITE JAMES ENOCH 20 010 N 013 W 018 39.15 251101 PA 577090 04/11/1917 WALBERG JOHN 20 007 N 016 W 006 76.5 251101 PA 534674 06/21/1916 WALBERG JOHN 20 007 N 016 W 007 83.5 251101 PA 534674 06/21/1916 WALDBILLIG AMANDA 20 012 N 013 W 028 160 272002 PA 118365 03/14/1910 WALDBILLIG EDWARD 20 011 N 013 W 026 160 251101 PA 394670 03/25/1914 WALDBILLIG EDWARD 20 011 N 013 W 026 80 251101 PA 394670 03/25/1914 WALDBILLIG FRANK J 20 011 N 013 W 026 160 251101 PA 453987 01/16/1915 WALDBILLIG FRANK J 20 012 N 013 W 028 160 272002 PA 147769 08/01/1910 WALDBILLIG JOHN 20 011 N 013 W 026 160 251101 PA 47482 02/23/1909 WALDBILLIG JOHN 20 012 N 013 W 022 80 272002 PA 72525 07/19/1909 WALDBILLIG JOHN 20 012 N 013 W 022 1.82 272002 PA 72525 07/19/1909 WALDBILLIG JOHN 20 012 N 013 W 022 39.01 272002 PA 72525 07/19/1909 WALDBILLIG JOSEPH J 20 011 N 013 W 024 280 251101 PA 752027 05/28/1920 WALDBILLIG JOSEPH J 20 011 N 013 W 024 360 251104 PA 752028 05/28/1920 WALDBOCK PETER 20 011 N 016 W 018 16.6 251101 PA 642451 08/01/1918 WALKOW HARRY L 20 008 N 013 W 015 0 386300 PA 100786 09/26/1927 WALKOW HARRY L 20 008 N 013 W 015 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621292 03/08/1918 WARNER JOHN M 20 011 N 014 W 030 10 251101 PA 621292 03/08/1918 WARNER JOHN M 20 011 N 014 W 030 3.5 251101 PA 621292 03/08/1918 WARNER VICTOR H 20 010 N 013 W 006 240 251101 PA 601750 09/26/1917 WARNER VICTOR H 20 010 N 013 W 006 39.78 251101 PA 601750 09/26/1917 WARNER VICTOR H 20 010 N 013 W 006 39.59 251101 PA 601750 09/26/1917 WARREN CHARLES S 20 008 N 012 W 032 13.22 386200 PA 22709 04/05/1893 WARREN CHARLES S 20 009 N 012 W 014 15.34 386200 PA 29496 06/01/1898 WASHBURN JED L 20 009 N 012 W 004 39.38 223014 PA 11927 08/30/1905 WASHBURN JED L 20 009 N 012 W 004 39.3 223014 PA 11917 09/11/1905 WATSON GEORGE W 20 004 N 015 W 019 160 251101 PA 254442 03/21/1912 WATT D M 20 006 N 015 W 026 1.22 386200 PA 545951 09/16/1916 WATT D M 20 006 N 015 W 027 5.71 386200 PA 545951 09/16/1916 WATT D M 20 006 N 015 W 034 1.59 386200 PA 545951 09/16/1916 WATT D M 20 006 N 015 W 035 19.936 386200 PA 545951 09/16/1916 WEAVER EMILY JANE 20 011 N 014 W 018 40.56 272002 PA 640722 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