Adams county, ND, BLM Records - "V" Surnames Data edited and prepared by Joy Fisher, http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Formatted for the North Dakota GenWeb Archives by Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny, jzsed@slic.com. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. 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, is available now in this database. The North 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 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 NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- VANAESS GEORGE 05 131 N 092 W 010 160 251101 PA 247031 02/08/1912 VANAESS GEORGE 05 131 N 092 W 010 160 251101 PA 247031 09/06/1957 VANDERLEY WILLIAM M 05 130 N 092 W 031 160 272002 PA 312010 01/28/1913 VANDERLEY WILLIAM M 05 130 N 092 W 031 40 272002 PA 90187 11/18/1909 VANHOUSE ALDA 05 129 N 091 W 013 16.45 251101 PA 670438 03/18/1919 VANHOUSE ALDA 05 129 N 091 W 013 16.33 251101 PA 670438 03/18/1919 VANHOUSE ALDA 05 129 N 091 W 013 16.22 251101 PA 670438 03/18/1919 VARO HENRY JOHNSON 05 131 N 093 W 014 160 272002 PA 72258 07/15/1909 VEENENDALL GARRET H 05 129 N 094 W 015 160 272002 PA 80705 09/24/1909 VEENENDALL HERMAN 05 129 N 094 W 021 80 272002 PA 159164 10/27/1910 VEENENDALL HERMAN 05 129 N 094 W 021 80 272002 PA 159164 06/30/1916 VEENENDALL HERMAN 05 129 N 094 W 021 80 272002 PA 536172 06/30/1916 VEENENDALL HERMAN 05 129 N 094 W 021 80 272002 PA 536172 VEIEN SIGVALD 05 129 N 097 W 025 160 251101 PA 415884 06/20/1914 VERNON MARY BAUSTIAN 05 129 N 091 W 003 80 272002 PA 394166 03/23/1914 VERNON MARY BAUSTIAN 05 129 N 091 W 004 80 272002 PA 394166 03/23/1914 VERNON THOMAS W 05 129 N 091 W 019 80 272002 PA 80818 09/24/1909 VERNON THOMAS W 05 129 N 091 W 019 39.35 272002 PA 80818 09/24/1909 VERNON THOMAS W 05 129 N 091 W 019 39.37 272002 PA 80818 09/24/1909 VIGNESS J ALFRED 05 131 N 097 W 022 160 272002 PA 202487 06/01/1911 VIGNESS LAURITZ A 05 131 N 097 W 022 160 272002 PA 124169 04/07/1910 VIGOREN ELLING L 05 129 N 097 W 001 80 272002 PA 83040 10/07/1909 VIGOREN ELLING L 05 129 N 097 W 001 40.02 272002 PA 83040 10/07/1909 VIGOREN ELLING L 05 129 N 097 W 001 40.04 272002 PA 83040 10/07/1909 VIGOREN ERIK S 05 131 N 092 W 024 160 272002 PA 159709 11/01/1910 VIGOREN ERIK S 05 131 N 092 W 024 160 272002 PA 159709 03/15/1916 VIGOREN ERIK S 05 131 N 092 W 024 80 272002 PA 519380 03/15/1916 VIGOREN ERIK S 05 131 N 092 W 024 80 272002 PA 519380 VOBER LUDVIG 05 129 N 094 W 006 40.32 272002 PA 81148 09/24/1909 VOBER LUDVIG 05 129 N 094 W 006 40.23 272002 PA 81148 09/24/1909 VOBER LUDVIG 05 130 N 094 W 031 80 272002 PA 81148 09/24/1909 VOGEL HERMAN 05 130 N 093 W 023 40 251101 PA 781022 11/10/1920 VOIGT EDWIN A 05 131 N 098 W 028 160 272002 PA 185903 03/27/1911 VOLBACK CATHARINE 05 130 N 098 W 006 80 272002 PA 5698 07/30/1908 VOLBACK CATHARINE 05 130 N 098 W 006 35.9 272002 PA 5698 07/30/1908 VOLBACK CATHARINE 05 130 N 098 W 006 35.97 272002 PA 5698 07/30/1908 VONESCHEN CLINTON 05 129 N 093 W 007 80 272002 PA 64380 05/24/1909 VONESCHEN CLINTON 05 129 N 093 W 007 38.96 272002 PA 64380 05/24/1909 VONESCHEN CLINTON 05 129 N 093 W 007 39.04 272002 PA 64380 05/24/1909 VONESCHEN GEORGE W 05 129 N 094 W 009 40 272002 PA 324974 04/09/1913 VONESCHEN GEORGE W 05 129 N 094 W 014 160 251101 PA 249757 02/23/1912 VONESCHEN GEORGE W 05 129 N 094 W 014 160 251101 PA 249757 06/28/1916 VONESCHEN GEORGE W 05 129 N 094 W 014 160 251101 PA 535781 06/28/1916 VONESCHEN GEORGE W 05 129 N 094 W 014 160 251101 PA 535781 VONESCHEN RAY 05 129 N 094 W 009 40 272002 PA 324974 04/09/1913 VONESCHEN RAY 05 129 N 094 W 014 160 272002 PA 70675 07/06/1909 VONESCHEN RODNEY L 05 129 N 094 W 012 160 272002 PA 39480 01/14/1909 VULGAMOTT ALBERT N 05 130 N 097 W 020 160 272002 PA 231802 10/30/1911