Billings county, ND, BLM Records - "Z" 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 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 SERNUM NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ------ ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- NDDKN 0004876 ZAGURSKI PETER 05 143 N 100 W 024 160 251101 PA 319978 03/22/1913 NDDKN 0021272 ZARNS GUNDA 05 141 N 101 W 024 320 251101 PA 633542 06/06/1918 NDBIS 0022435 ZELLER WILLIAM 05 139 N 102 W 012 80 251104 PA 982469 07/16/1926 NDBIS 0022435 ZELLER WILLIAM 05 139 N 102 W 012 80 251104 PA 982469 01/13/1937 NDDKN 0022392 ZELLER WILLIAM 05 139 N 102 W 012 320 251101 PA 748671 05/10/1920 NDDKN 0003420 ZEMBALUK MARY 05 141 N 099 W 006 120 251101 PA 214687 07/06/1911 NDDKN 0003420 ZEMBALUK MARY 05 141 N 099 W 006 40.54 251101 PA 214687 07/06/1911 NDDKN 0020773 ZEWICK HARRY D 05 143 N 099 W 002 120 251101 PA 689494 06/23/1919 NDDKN 0020773 ZEWICK HARRY D 05 143 N 099 W 002 40.18 251101 PA 689494 06/23/1919 NDDKN 0011908 ZIP JOSEF 05 144 N 098 W 030 80 251101 PA 594807 07/30/1917 NDDKN 0011908 ZIP JOSEF 05 144 N 098 W 030 34.22 251101 PA 594807 07/30/1917 NDDKN 0011908 ZIP JOSEF 05 144 N 098 W 030 34.19 251101 PA 594807 07/30/1917 NDDKN 0010622 ZUEHLKE CARL JR 05 143 N 099 W 026 160 272002 PA 253384 03/15/1912 NDDKN 0017037 ZYWYK WASYL 05 142 N 099 W 020 160 251101 PA 573451 03/23/1917