E index Jefferson County Montana 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) EADIE JAMES 20 007 N 005 W 017 4.7 386200 PA 245172 01/29/1912 EANES ELIZABETH 20 009 N 003 W 006 36.18 251101 PA 814333 07/14/1921 EANES ELIZABETH 20 009 N 003 W 006 14.62 251101 PA 814333 07/14/1921 EARHEART JOHN A 20 004 N 004 W 004 160 251101 PA 1860 02/23/1892 EARLEY PATRICK 20 006 N 005 W 004 19.99 386200 PA 10876 08/23/1886 EARLEY PATRICK 20 006 N 005 W 004 12.35 386200 PA 10877 08/23/1886 EARLEY PATRICK 20 006 N 005 W 004 20.64 386200 PA 10925 09/08/1886 EARLY PATRICK 20 006 N 005 W 004 20.08 386200 PA 19563 02/06/1892 EAST WILLIAM E 20 002 N 005 W 026 160 251101 PA 616708 02/13/1918 EATON FRANK E 20 002 N 003 W 002 120 251101 PA 609916 11/30/1917 EATON FRANK E 20 002 N 003 W 002 40.86 251101 PA 609916 11/30/1917 EATON FRANK E 20 002 N 003 W 002 41.03 251101 PA 609916 11/30/1917 EATON FRANK E 20 002 N 003 W 002 41.21 251101 PA 609916 11/30/1917 ECKENBECK ALBERT F 20 002 N 001 W 002 160 272002 PA 308878 01/10/1913 ECKERT CHARLES C 20 001 N 006 W 003 20.66 386200 PA 15501 01/18/1890 ECONOMY MINES CO 20 009 N 002 W 021 9.74 386200 PA 799702 03/16/1921 ECONOMY MINES CO 20 009 N 002 W 022 10.493 386200 PA 799702 03/16/1921 EDDY JOHN HEIRS OF 20 003 N 007 W 014 16.32 386200 PA 40154 12/13/1904 EDDY JOHN W 20 009 N 002 W 020 13.6 386200 PA 21187 05/11/1892 EDDY JOHN W 20 009 N 002 W 021 5.2 386200 PA 21187 05/11/1892 EDGERTON E D 20 006 N 005 W 005 12 386300 PA 23014 06/06/1893 EDGERTON E D 20 007 N 005 W 032 16.17 386300 PA 23014 06/06/1893 EDGERTON ERASTUS D 20 007 N 005 W 021 0 386300 PA 23806 01/04/1894 EDWARDS JOHN 20 007 N 005 W 016 18.55 386200 PA 33174 11/12/1900 EDWARDS THOMAS H 20 007 N 005 W 016 18.55 386200 PA 33174 11/12/1900 EDWARDS WILLIAM P 20 007 N 005 W 016 18.55 386200 PA 33174 11/12/1900 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 017 29.19 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 017 29.39 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 018 15.95 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 019 35.67 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 020 3.74 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EFRAIMSON ANDREW 20 006 N 006 W 020 43.4 251101 PA 855374 03/20/1922 EKBERG CHARLES 20 008 N 005 W 001 6.96 251101 PA 544728 09/05/1916 EKBERG CHARLES 20 008 N 005 W 001 9.84 251101 PA 544728 09/05/1916 EKBERG CHARLES 20 009 N 005 W 036 0 251101 PA 544728 09/05/1916 EKBERG CHARLES 20 009 N 005 W 036 20 251101 PA 544728 09/05/1916 EKBERG CHARLES 20 009 N 005 W 036 80 251101 PA 544728 09/05/1916 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 002 95.54 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 003 47.03 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 0 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 0 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 5 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 0 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 0 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 2.5 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 EKLUND CARL J 20 008 N 002 W 011 7.5 251101 PA 846813 02/02/1922 ELDER FRED R 20 001 N 006 W 009 200 251101 PA 827078 10/04/1921 ELDER FRED R 20 001 N 006 W 009 30.44 251101 PA 827078 10/04/1921 ELDER FRED R 20 001 N 006 W 010 40 251101 PA 827078 10/04/1921 ELDER FRED R 20 001 N 006 W 010 30.27 251101 PA 827078 10/04/1921 ELDER RILLA P 20 007 N 005 W 034 20.4 386200 PA 16360 05/21/1890 ELKHORN MINING CO 20 006 N 003 W 014 3.86 386400 PA 20448 04/09/1892 ELKHORN MINING CO 20 006 N 004 W 019 0 386200 PA 114396 04/22/1954 ELLIS J S 20 004 N 007 W 022 0 386200 PA 502793 12/09/1915 ELLIS J S 20 004 N 007 W 022 0 386200 PA 502793 12/09/1915 ELLIS J S 20 004 N 007 W 022 19.43 386200 PA 502793 12/09/1915 ELLIS J SIDNEY 20 004 N 007 W 022 0 386200 PA 590403 06/30/1917 ELLIS WYMAN 20 004 N 007 W 022 52.561 386200 PA 590402 06/30/1917 ELMER ELLIS 20 001 N 004 W 018 40 251101 PA 1756 09/01/1893 ELMER JOSEPH 20 001 N 004 W 020 440 252000 PA 157 02/13/1884 ELMER JOSEPH 20 001 N 004 W 020 34.8 252000 PA 157 02/13/1884 ELMER JOSEPH 20 001 N 004 W 020 80 251101 PA 1184 07/12/1889 ELMER URIAH W 20 001 N 004 W 030 80 272002 PA 602 05/28/1889 ELMER URIAH W 20 001 N 004 W 030 40.39 272002 PA 602 05/28/1889 ELMER URIAH W 20 001 N 004 W 030 40.44 272002 PA 602 05/28/1889 ELMORE FRANK B 20 001 N 006 W 002 40 251104 PA 871966 07/12/1922 ELY MARK C 20 008 N 004 W 004 80 251101 PA 724380 12/15/1919 ELY MARK C 20 008 N 004 W 009 160 251101 PA 724380 12/15/1919 ELY MARK C 20 008 N 004 W 009 38.41 251101 PA 724380 12/15/1919 ELY MARK C 20 008 N 004 W 009 39.59 251101 PA 724380 12/15/1919 ELZENHOEFER CHARLES HENRY 20 002 N 001 W 012 160 251101 PA 502357 12/06/1915 EMERSON DANNY 20 008 N 004 W 023 23.65 220100 PA 258601 03/21/1986 EMIGH DON L 20 002 N 001 W 022 160 251101 PA 409508 05/29/1914 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 5.75 386200 PA 17579 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 028 9.97 386200 PA 17579 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 20.22 386200 PA 17580 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 20.22 386200 PA 17581 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 20.22 386200 PA 17582 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 4.48 386200 PA 17583 04/08/1891 EMMIT CONSOLIDATED MINING CO 20 007 N 004 W 027 20.22 386200 PA 17584 04/08/1891 ENGELBRECHT HENRY 20 009 N 003 W 010 2.27 386300 PA 2320 06/11/1877 ENGELBRECHT JOHN 20 009 N 003 W 003 96.51 386300 PA 2320 06/11/1877 ENGELSTAD EDWARD O 20 006 N 007 W 018 24.95 251101 PA 606728 11/08/1917 ENGELSTAD EDWARD O 20 006 N 007 W 019 134.9 251101 PA 606728 11/08/1917 ENGLEBRECHT JOHN 20 009 N 003 W 003 40 386300 PA 18429 08/10/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 001 W 026 40 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 001 W 026 18.29 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 001 W 026 29.01 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ENGLISH JAMES A 20 001 N 001 W 026 0.97 251101 PA 687 11/09/1891 ERECKSON ANDREW 20 002 N 006 W 007 15.681 386200 PA 88063 11/08/1909 ERICKSON FRANK O 20 007 N 004 W 024 40 251101 PA 734229 02/12/1920 ERICKSON FRANK O 20 007 N 004 W 025 200 251101 PA 734229 02/12/1920 ERICKSON FRANK O 20 007 N 004 W 026 80 251101 PA 734229 02/12/1920 ERICKSON FREDA 20 006 N 003 W 015 0 386200 PA 144746 07/18/1910 ERICKSON FREDA 20 006 N 003 W 015 20.307 386200 PA 144746 07/18/1910 ERICKSON SAMUEL 20 007 N 005 W 018 18.053 386200 PA 123152 04/04/1910 ESLER OPHELIA B 20 006 N 005 W 010 20.66 386200 PA 11328 12/09/1886 ESPENDAHL HANS 20 006 N 003 W 013 20.58 386200 PA 44760 03/18/1907 ESTES STEPHEN A 20 002 N 007 W 001 15.52 386200 PA 16087 04/18/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 20 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 10 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 20 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 10 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 0 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 10 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JACOB H 20 006 N 004 W 032 40 272002 PA 2944 06/06/1890 EVANS JOHN M JR 20 003 N 007 W 003 0 386200 PA 46243 01/23/1908 EVANS JOHN M JR 20 003 N 007 W 003 20.098 386200 PA 46243 01/23/1908 EVANS LUCYE MARY 20 002 N 001 W 034 200 251101 PA 537230 07/07/1916 EVANS MARIE C 20 001 N 005 W 030 120 251101 PA 806432 05/14/1921 EVANS MARIE C 20 001 N 005 W 030 39.73 251101 PA 806432 05/14/1921 EVENS CHRISTOPHER G 20 008 N 004 W 028 27.88 386300 PA 948 06/30/1874 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 0 386200 PA 88749 11/11/1909 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 68.9 386200 PA 88749 11/11/1909 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 0 386200 PA 88749 11/11/1909 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 007 0 386200 PA 88749 11/11/1909 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 0 386200 PA 424681 08/04/1914 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 34.087 386200 PA 424681 08/04/1914 EXCELSIOR MINING AND 20 006 N 004 W 006 0 386200 PA 424681 08/04/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 009 82.538 386200 PA 433084 09/24/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 010 0 386200 PA 433084 09/24/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 016 0 386200 PA 433084 09/24/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 009 20.65 386200 PA 431019 09/14/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 010 0 386200 PA 431019 09/14/1914 EXVEIN MINING CO 20 007 N 006 W 016 0 386200 PA 431019 09/14/1914