Burke county, ND, BLM Records - "I" 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 NDGenWeb Archives by 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- IBERG OTTO 05 162 N 090 W 020 160 251101 PA 4065 02/17/1908 IHM ALBERT 05 161 N 090 W 031 160 251101 PA 1490 09/05/1905 IHMELS HENRY A 05 161 N 089 W 034 160 251101 PA 2940 04/11/1907 IKONEN CARL AUGUST 05 160 N 093 W 033 160 272002 PA 2173 05/02/1908 IMHOLT ELIZABETH 05 164 N 088 W 035 160 272002 PA 9967 02/05/1906 INDERBERG HANS 05 163 N 092 W 032 160 272002 PA 3221 02/05/1906 INGERSON RALPH 05 162 N 091 W 013 160 251101 PA 1848 12/27/1905 INGLE FRANK M 05 163 N 091 W 018 80 251101 PA 1217 04/18/1905 INGLE FRANK M 05 163 N 091 W 018 36.4 251101 PA 1217 04/18/1905 INGLE FRANK M 05 163 N 091 W 018 36.47 251101 PA 1217 04/18/1905 IRONS WILLIAM E 05 162 N 091 W 023 80 272002 PA 6624 12/30/1904 IRWIN CHARLES E 05 162 N 088 W 013 160 251101 PA 2854 04/11/1907 IRWIN GEORGE F 05 162 N 088 W 027 160 251101 PA 2503 10/15/1906 IVERSON ALFRED E 05 160 N 092 W 002 80 272002 PA 16653 09/28/1908 IVERSON ALFRED E 05 160 N 092 W 002 41.37 272002 PA 16653 09/28/1908 IVERSON ALFRED E 05 160 N 092 W 002 41.47 272002 PA 16653 09/28/1908 IVERSON CLARA 05 162 N 093 W 024 160 251101 PA 88963 11/11/1909 IVERSON EDDY G 05 162 N 093 W 003 160 272002 PA 6281 12/01/1904 IVERSON ELIZA MARIA 05 159 N 090 W 034 160 251101 PA 163089 11/25/1910 IVERSON FLORENCE 05 162 N 094 W 007 80 251101 PA 105568 01/24/1910 IVERSON FLORENCE 05 162 N 094 W 018 80 251101 PA 105568 01/24/1910 IVERSON IVER G 05 161 N 093 W 003 160 272002 PA 7034 12/30/1904 IVERSON IVER J 05 162 N 091 W 028 160 272002 PA 6275 12/01/1904 IVERSON JOHN 05 162 N 092 W 030 160 272002 PA 6326 12/30/1904 IVERSON LEWIS 05 163 N 094 W 010 160 272002 PA 4260 06/16/1904 IVERSON OLIVER 05 162 N 090 W 006 120 272002 PA 3570 05/07/1904 IVERSON OLIVER 05 162 N 090 W 006 40.07 272002 PA 3570 05/07/1904 IVERSON THOMAS 05 159 N 094 W 021 160 272002 PA 15117 09/21/1908 IVERSON THOSTEN 05 162 N 091 W 004 80 251101 PA 1306 06/16/1905 IVERSON THOSTEN 05 162 N 091 W 004 39.78 251101 PA 1306 06/16/1905 IVERSON THOSTEN 05 162 N 091 W 004 39.74 251101 PA 1306 06/16/1905 IVETEN AUGUST 05 163 N 094 W 022 160 272002 PA 7743 05/05/1905