Burleigh 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 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- VANETTEN THOMAS 05 139 N 080 W 034 160 251101 PA 61 11/05/1887 VANHORN KARLA 05 140 N 081 W 028 5 251101 PA 107971 11/08/1935 VANNESS CALE C 05 138 N 075 W 014 160 251101 PA 506788 01/11/1916 VANNESS JOHN R 05 139 N 075 W 012 160 251101 PA 2682 12/28/1893 VANRIPER HENRY 05 140 N 078 W 008 160 272002 PA 6310 12/01/1904 VANVLEET EDWIN A 05 140 N 075 W 020 40 251101 PA 431212 09/15/1914 VANVLEET EDWIN A 05 140 N 075 W 020 35.6 251101 PA 431212 09/15/1914 VANVLEET EDWIN A 05 140 N 075 W 020 31.5 251101 PA 431212 09/15/1914 VARLEY JOSEPH A 05 141 N 078 W 010 160 251101 PA 85444 10/25/1909 VARNUM GEORGE N 05 138 N 078 W 008 160 251101 PA 363707 11/04/1913 VASKES FRANK 05 142 N 076 W 012 160 251101 PA 275031 06/14/1912 VELINSKY EMMA 05 137 N 075 W 030 160 251101 PA 154987 10/03/1910 VELINSKY EMMA 05 137 N 075 W 030 160 251101 PA 154987 12/19/1942 VELINSKY FRANK 05 137 N 075 W 030 160 251101 PA 128327 05/05/1910 VELURE JOHN J 05 141 N 075 W 028 160 272002 PA 84807 10/18/1909 VETTEL LEO PEARL 05 140 N 077 W 034 160 272002 PA 96031 12/13/1909 VINCENT JOSEPH 05 142 N 077 W 012 160 251101 PA 428167 08/31/1914 VOGEL OTTO 05 144 N 077 W 022 160 272002 PA 45451 02/04/1909 VOIGT FRANCE 05 137 N 078 W 024 160 251101 PA 2317 10/08/1892 VOLLAN OLE P 05 141 N 078 W 004 160 251101 PA 1867 07/09/1908 VOLLUM OLE L 05 140 N 078 W 020 160 251101 PA 3837 09/19/1898 VONRUSTER WILLIAM 05 140 N 079 W 034 160 251105 PA 110 02/24/1894 VOSS ERNEST 05 138 N 077 W 006 160 251101 PA 3059 01/12/1897