Mineral Co. Montana Land Records H index 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) HALE ROBERT S 20 017 N 026 W 001 2.71 386200 PA 31896 12/18/1899 HALE ROBERT S 20 017 N 026 W 002 17.61 386200 PA 31896 12/18/1899 HALE ROBERT S 20 017 N 026 W 002 1.43 386200 PA 31896 12/18/1899 HALE ROBERT S 20 017 N 026 W 011 0.6 386200 PA 31896 12/18/1899 HALE ROBERT S 20 017 N 026 W 012 0.25 386200 PA 31896 12/18/1899 HALE THOMAS H 20 016 N 026 W 024 80 251101 PA 594726 07/30/1917 HANSON ANDREW NELS 20 015 N 025 W 007 16.29 251101 PA 878087 08/31/1922 HANSON ANDREW NELS 20 015 N 025 W 007 7.73 251101 PA 878087 08/31/1922 HANSON ANDREW NELS 20 015 N 026 W 012 20.36 251101 PA 878087 08/31/1922 HARMAN CHARLES L 20 017 N 026 W 034 80 251101 PA 724 01/14/1899 HARMAN CHARLES L 20 017 N 026 W 034 31.24 251101 PA 724 01/14/1899 HARMAN CHARLES L 20 017 N 026 W 034 32.66 251101 PA 724 01/14/1899 HARMAN FRANK 20 017 N 026 W 030 160 251101 PA 83603 10/11/1909 HARMAN JAMES S 20 017 N 026 W 027 24.69 251101 PA 483999 07/27/1915 HARVEY LEMUEL P 20 018 N 027 W 018 80 272002 PA 999 12/07/1899 HARVEY LEMUEL P 20 018 N 027 W 018 36.04 272002 PA 999 12/07/1899 HARVEY LEMUEL P 20 018 N 027 W 018 39.77 272002 PA 999 12/07/1899 HEAD JAMES 20 014 N 024 W 002 160 251101 PA 312573 01/30/1913 HENDERSON BENJAMIN 20 019 N 029 W 033 160 272002 PA 1321 03/29/1902 HENDERSON DALLAS 20 019 N 029 W 028 160 272002 PA 1322 11/13/1901 HENDERSON DALLAS 20 019 N 029 W 028 160 272002 PA 1322 10/04/1940 HENDERSON DALLAS 20 019 N 029 W 032 160 272002 PA 1623 09/15/1904 HENDERSON RISSA 20 019 N 029 W 028 160 272002 PA 2423 08/29/1907 HENDERSON RISSA 20 019 N 029 W 028 160 272002 PA 2423 10/04/1940 HENGELL FREDERIC E 20 015 N 025 W 016 120 251101 PA 799 04/21/1900 HENGELL FREDERIC E 20 015 N 025 W 016 38.57 251101 PA 799 04/21/1900 HERFEILD ADAM 20 019 N 027 W 032 160 251101 PA 1398 05/13/1907 HIGGINS GEORGE E 20 019 N 029 W 019 80 272002 PA 1315 03/17/1902 HIGGINS GEORGE E 20 019 N 029 W 019 38.45 272002 PA 1315 03/17/1902 HIGGINS GEORGE E 20 019 N 029 W 019 38.57 272002 PA 1315 03/17/1902 HIGH JESSE T 20 019 N 029 W 034 160 251101 PA 187270 03/30/1911 HIGH JESSE T 20 019 N 030 W 014 80 272002 PA 2191 06/30/1906 HIGH JESSE T 20 019 N 030 W 014 80 272002 PA 2191 04/10/1906 HILL AUGUSTINE ESCHBACH 20 017 N 027 W 008 0 251101 PA 842359 01/12/1922 HILL AUGUSTINE ESCHBACH 20 017 N 027 W 008 20 251101 PA 842359 01/12/1922 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 0 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 0 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 5 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 0 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 0 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HIMMELSPAUGH SARAH E 20 017 N 026 W 033 2.5 251101 PA 700672 07/29/1919 HINES GEORGE 20 019 N 031 W 007 80 272002 PA 1454 10/01/1902 HINES GEORGE 20 019 N 031 W 007 35.86 272002 PA 1454 11/30/1929 HINES GEORGE 20 019 N 031 W 007 35.79 272002 PA 1454 11/30/1929 HINES GERTRUDE 20 019 N 031 W 008 80 272002 PA 1453 10/01/1902 HINES GERTRUDE 20 019 N 031 W 017 40 272002 PA 1453 11/30/1929 HOGAN MARY A 20 019 N 030 W 024 40 272002 PA 2541 03/09/1908 HOGAN THOMAS S 20 019 N 030 W 025 160 251101 PA 975 03/17/1903 HOGAN THOMAS S 20 019 N 030 W 026 120 272002 PA 2508 02/13/1908 HOLLINS ROBERT L 20 019 N 030 W 014 80 251101 PA 801001 03/28/1921 HOPPING FRANK M 20 017 N 027 W 014 120 251101 PA 1459 10/08/1907 HOPPING FRANK M 20 017 N 027 W 014 11.71 251101 PA 1459 10/08/1907 HOPPING FRANK M 20 017 N 027 W 014 17.46 251101 PA 1459 10/08/1907 HORD EDWARD BENSON 20 017 N 026 W 004 160 272002 PA 2167 06/30/1906 HORD EDWARD BENSON 20 017 N 026 W 004 160 272002 PA 2167 06/14/1944 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 011 0 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 011 20 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 012 0 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 012 10 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 012 0 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 012 20 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 014 0 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 014 20 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 014 0 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HOUX GEORGE H 20 019 N 030 W 014 20 251101 PA 897887 03/05/1923 HUGHES JOHN S 20 019 N 030 W 032 160 272002 PA 1574 12/22/1903 HYLENT JAMES 20 014 N 024 W 018 120 272002 PA 1578 12/22/1903 HYLENT THERESIA R 20 014 N 024 W 032 160 272002 PA 1734 06/10/1904