Dickey 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- VANBRUNT ALBERT E 05 130 N 061 W 007 80 272002 PA 8754 10/30/1888 VANBRUNT ALBERT E 05 130 N 061 W 007 38.17 272002 PA 8754 10/30/1888 VANBRUNT ALBERT E 05 130 N 061 W 007 38.51 272002 PA 8754 10/30/1888 VANCAMP ALBERT H 05 130 N 060 W 012 160 272002 PA 8776 07/25/1891 VANCAMP WESLEY 05 130 N 060 W 033 160 272002 PA 8708 11/15/1886 VANCISE VAN AMBERT 05 130 N 060 W 010 160 272002 PA 9913 11/09/1888 VANCISE VANAMBERT 05 131 N 059 W 029 160 272002 PA 10907 11/07/1888 VANDERBECK CHARLES L 05 131 N 062 W 002 160 272002 PA 8103 02/01/1890 VANDEWATER GEORGE H 05 131 N 064 W 028 160 272002 PA 13557 10/28/1904 VANHORN JOHN 05 129 N 060 W 032 160 272002 PA 3792 05/31/1889 VANHORN JOHN 05 129 N 060 W 032 160 251101 PA 6352 02/29/1892 VANHORN THOMAS 05 129 N 060 W 033 160 272002 PA 3809 08/11/1887 VANHOVENBERG HENRY 05 131 N 062 W 025 160 272002 PA 7593 10/07/1886 VANHOVENBERGH HENRY 05 131 N 061 W 032 160 251101 PA 5098 06/16/1890 VANHOVENBERGH WILLIAM 05 130 N 062 W 013 160 251105 PA 999 03/30/1895 VANKLEECK GEORGE P 05 131 N 061 W 021 160 272002 PA 10278 11/05/1887 VANMARTER SHERMAN 05 130 N 064 W 010 160 272002 PA 8886 06/21/1889 VANMETER EDWARD W 05 130 N 062 W 032 160 272002 PA 5569 02/25/1885 VANMETER HERBERT J 05 129 N 062 W 005 160 272002 PA 1039 09/25/1886 VANMETER JAMES H 05 129 N 062 W 008 160 251101 PA 248 02/11/1888 VANMETER JOHN H 05 129 N 062 W 008 160 251101 PA 45 12/30/1885 VANMETER JOHN H 05 129 N 062 W 008 160 251105 PA 235 05/03/1892 VANMETER MARY E 05 129 N 062 W 033 160 272002 PA 3054 05/23/1889 VANMIDDLESWORTH FRANK 05 131 N 061 W 018 160 272002 PA 9770 11/30/1888 VANNATTER RANSOM A 05 132 N 062 W 004 80 272002 PA 9750 06/25/1889 VANNATTER RANSOM A 05 132 N 062 W 004 20.18 272002 PA 9750 06/25/1889 VANNATTER RANSOM A 05 132 N 062 W 004 19.56 272002 PA 9750 06/25/1889 VANNORT STANLEY 05 130 N 065 W 023 160 272002 PA 8264 08/27/1889 VANTUYL MICHAEL 05 131 N 062 W 001 160 272002 PA 8004 02/26/1887 VANVLECK FRED L 05 129 N 062 W 001 160 251105 PA 2260 02/08/1900 VANVLECK IRVIN 05 129 N 062 W 001 160 251101 PA 5787 01/30/1891 VANVLECK IRVING 05 129 N 061 W 010 160 272002 PA 3060 08/11/1887 VANVLECK IRVING 05 129 N 062 W 012 160 272002 PA 12286 01/13/1893 VARNER EMMA 05 131 N 066 W 013 160 251101 PA 12536 05/25/1908 VARNER JOHN P 05 131 N 065 W 018 80 272002 PA 13629 02/04/1905 VARNER JOHN P 05 131 N 065 W 018 45.03 272002 PA 13629 02/04/1905 VARNER JOHN P 05 131 N 065 W 018 44.85 272002 PA 13629 02/04/1905 VARNER SAMUEL A 05 131 N 066 W 021 40 251101 PA 11404 03/30/1905 VARNER SAMUEL A 05 131 N 066 W 022 120 251101 PA 11404 03/30/1905 VENNOM WILLIAM A 05 130 N 063 W 011 160 272002 PA 5565 02/25/1885 VENNOM WILLIAM A 05 131 N 065 W 035 160 251105 PA 2416 03/23/1901 VENNOM WILLIAM A 05 130 N 065 W 002 80 251101 PA 4578 03/08/1890 VENNOM WILLIAM A 05 130 N 065 W 002 41.37 251101 PA 4578 03/08/1890 VENNOM WILLIAM A 05 130 N 065 W 002 41.44 251101 PA 4578 03/08/1890 VENT WILLIAM S 05 132 N 061 W 020 160 272002 PA 7556 10/07/1886 VERNLUND ERIK G 05 131 N 061 W 002 160 251101 PA 12195 08/09/1907 VETTER JOHANN 05 132 N 066 W 034 160 251101 PA 10872 04/04/1904 VETTERLING HERMAN A 05 130 N 066 W 033 80 272002 PA 142002 07/01/1910 VETTERLING MINNIE H 05 130 N 066 W 033 80 272002 PA 127795 05/02/1910 VILBERG FREDRIK O 05 132 N 060 W 026 160 251101 PA 5257 01/30/1891 VOLD ANDREW 05 131 N 060 W 022 160 251101 PA 5754 12/31/1890 VOLD LEONHARD 05 132 N 061 W 022 160 251101 PA 11416 03/30/1905 VOTAW LUTHER L 05 130 N 063 W 023 160 272002 PA 7410 02/25/1885