Cass 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 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ----- VANCE DORA E 05 137 N 055 W 004 80 251101 PA 5275 09/11/1890 VANCE DORA E 05 137 N 055 W 004 39.62 251101 PA 5275 09/11/1890 VANCE DORA E 05 137 N 055 W 004 39.63 251101 PA 5275 09/11/1890 VANCE JAMES B 05 137 N 055 W 008 160 251101 PA 6419 01/25/1892 VANCE MARY R 05 137 N 055 W 020 160 251101 PA 6418 01/25/1892 VANDALE JOHN 05 140 N 051 W 014 160 261000 PA 33 03/30/1877 VANDALE PETER 05 139 N 051 W 006 80 261000 PA 347 10/10/1876 VANDALE PETER 05 139 N 051 W 006 42.99 261000 PA 347 10/10/1876 VANDALE PETER 05 139 N 051 W 006 42.13 261000 PA 347 10/10/1876 VANDEBOGART MILO F 05 141 N 055 W 020 160 251101 PA 1963 03/30/1886 VANDEBOGART MILO F 05 141 N 055 W 028 160 251105 PA 279 05/03/1892 VANGSNAS HANS M 05 137 N 051 W 010 160 272002 PA 2532 04/29/1882 VANNATTER JACOB B 05 141 N 051 W 030 160 251101 PA 443 09/10/1880 VARICK VICTOR 05 141 N 055 W 002 160 251101 PA 10805 03/19/1904 VAUGHN JOHNSON 05 140 N 050 W 032 40 251101 PA 389 11/01/1880 VELO ELIAS JOHNSON 05 137 N 051 W 002 80 251101 PA 2670 05/16/1888 VELO ELIAS JOHNSON 05 137 N 051 W 002 42.04 251101 PA 2670 05/16/1888 VELO ELIAS JOHNSON 05 137 N 051 W 002 41.89 251101 PA 2670 05/16/1888 VELZY MARGERY L 05 140 N 055 W 020 160 251101 PA 6342 11/16/1891 VEREN PETER 05 141 N 049 W 020 80 261000 PA Q6 10/20/1883 VEREN PETER 05 141 N 049 W 020 80 261000 PA Q5 10/20/1883 VERMILLION SANDERS R 05 140 N 053 W 022 120 251101 PA 279 12/15/1879 VERTRIES ELI 05 137 N 055 W 032 160 272002 PA 8479 11/15/1886 VESTVOLD BERNT F 05 137 N 049 W 008 160 272002 PA 5884 10/01/1883 VETAL BATISTE 05 140 N 051 W 020 160 261000 PA 348 10/10/1877 VIGEN ANDERS AMUNDSON 05 137 N 051 W 028 160 251101 PA 1635 10/04/1884 VILLENEAVE FRANK 05 141 N 054 W 026 160 261000 PA 118 05/21/1881 VILLENEUVE JUSTINE 05 138 N 049 W 028 160 272002 PA 6680 10/12/1886 VILLNER FRANCOIS 05 138 N 048 W 018 80 251101 PA 102 02/10/1882 VILLNER FRANCOIS 05 138 N 048 W 018 35.89 251101 PA 102 02/10/1882 VILLNER FRANCOIS 05 138 N 048 W 018 20.43 251101 PA 102 02/10/1882 VILLNER FRANCOIS 05 138 N 048 W 018 19.62 251101 PA 102 02/10/1882 VINCENT LOUIS P 05 141 N 050 W 034 160 272002 PA 466 12/30/1879 VINING EDWARD M 05 138 N 053 W 020 160 251105 PA 16 11/03/1887 VINING GEORGE W 05 138 N 053 W 028 80 272002 PA 3514 06/20/1882 VIVIER LOUIS 05 140 N 054 W 030 80 261000 PA 155 05/21/1881 VIVIER LOUIS 05 140 N 054 W 030 35.22 261000 PA 155 05/21/1881 VIVIER LOUIS 05 140 N 054 W 030 35.77 261000 PA 155 05/21/1881 VOGAN ROBERT 05 139 N 053 W 008 160 272002 PA 2313 02/10/1882 VOGAN ROBERT 05 139 N 053 W 008 80 261000 PA R681 03/10/1883 VOGAN ROBERT 05 139 N 053 W 008 80 261000 PA R682 03/10/1883 VOGAN THOMAS A 05 139 N 053 W 008 160 272002 PA 1803 01/15/1883 VOSBURG RICHARD H 05 142 N 052 W 008 160 272002 PA 1995 01/15/1883 VOSBURG RICHARD H 05 142 N 052 W 008 160 251105 PA 487 06/19/1893