Barnes 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. 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 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 NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ----- ---- -------- ----- ---- VAALAND GJERMUND 05 139 N 057 W 018 160 251101 PA 1682 02/05/1885 VALLANDIGHAM EDWIN R 05 142 N 059 W 022 160 272002 PA 4947 10/04/1884 VALLANDIGHAM GEORGE B 05 142 N 059 W 026 160 251101 PA 863 08/03/1882 VALLANDIGHAM GEORGE B 05 142 N 059 W 026 160 251105 PA 423 04/03/1893 VALLANDIGHAM MARY A 05 143 N 059 W 006 80 251101 PA 4700 03/08/1890 VALLANDIGHAM MARY A 05 143 N 059 W 006 26.58 251101 PA 4700 03/08/1890 VALLANDIGHAM MARY A 05 143 N 059 W 006 26.47 251101 PA 4700 03/08/1890 VALLANDIGHAM WILLIAM F 05 142 N 059 W 024 160 272002 PA 2977 05/15/1883 VANCE MARY R 05 137 N 056 W 024 160 251105 PA 1633 11/05/1897 VANDERWERF CORNELIUS 05 143 N 058 W 020 80 251101 PA 134088 06/06/1910 VANDROVEC FRANK 05 141 N 059 W 014 160 251101 PA 8205 01/07/1897 VANSTEENBERGH SAMUEL 05 142 N 056 W 032 160 272002 PA 2942 01/15/1883 VANSTEENBERGH THOMAS 05 142 N 056 W 032 160 272002 PA 2940 01/15/1883 VANSTEENBERGH THOMAS 05 142 N 056 W 020 160 251101 PA 3047 12/20/1887 VANSTEENBERGH THOMAS 05 142 N 056 W 032 160 251105 PA 655 11/15/1894 VANSTEENBERGH WESLEY 05 142 N 056 W 028 160 251101 PA 6340 11/16/1891 VANSTEENBERGH WESLEY 05 142 N 057 W 028 160 251105 PA 620 06/05/1894 VANWINKLE EUGENE 05 143 N 058 W 030 36.1 272002 PA 89162 11/15/1909 VANWINKLE EUGENE 05 143 N 058 W 030 36.21 272002 PA 89162 11/15/1909 VASAASEN OLE K 05 138 N 057 W 012 160 251101 PA 8494 03/08/1898 VESTLIE GEORGE NELSON 05 138 N 057 W 004 160 251101 PA 3851 06/27/1889 VIKSTROM DANIEL 05 137 N 059 W 032 120 251101 PA 4658 06/16/1890 VIKSTROM DANIEL 05 137 N 059 W 032 40 251101 PA 11242 12/31/1904 VOGEL JOHN 05 140 N 058 W 024 160 251101 PA 1923 12/03/1887 VOGEL ROBERT 05 141 N 058 W 030 80 251101 PA 5068 06/16/1890 VOGEN OLE O 05 143 N 060 W 034 160 251101 PA 10169 10/08/1901 VOGT ALBERT 05 143 N 061 W 034 80 251101 PA 12171 08/09/1907 VOGT FRANZ 05 141 N 059 W 026 80 251101 PA 9131 12/21/1899 VOGT WILHELM 05 142 N 061 W 004 160 251101 PA 9396 12/21/1899 VOORHIES HARRISON G 05 143 N 056 W 006 80 272002 PA 5011 01/30/1885 VOORHIES HARRISON G 05 143 N 056 W 006 44.28 272002 PA 5011 01/30/1885 VOORHIES HARRISON G 05 143 N 056 W 006 43 272002 PA 5011 01/30/1885 VOORHIES HARRISON G 05 143 N 056 W 006 160 272002 PA 11225 06/20/1889 VOWLES GEORGE T 05 141 N 056 W 024 160 272002 PA 2027 05/14/1887 VOWLES JOHN D 05 140 N 056 W 006 160 251105 PA 366 03/03/1893