Divide 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- ILSENG MARTH 05 164 N 095 W 032 160 272002 PA 6909 02/04/1905 INGEBRETSON ARNT A 05 162 N 095 W 007 80 272002 PA 45505 02/04/1909 INGEBRETSON ARNT A 05 162 N 095 W 007 35 272002 PA 45505 02/04/1909 INGEBRETSON ARNT A 05 162 N 095 W 007 35.16 272002 PA 45505 02/04/1909 INGEBRETSON CAROLINE 05 163 N 099 W 006 40 272002 PA 82923 10/07/1909 INGEBRETSON CAROLINE 05 163 N 099 W 006 40.06 272002 PA 82923 10/07/1909 INGEBRETSON CAROLINE 05 163 N 099 W 006 37.01 272002 PA 82923 10/07/1909 INGEBRETSON CAROLINE 05 163 N 099 W 006 37.16 272002 PA 82923 10/07/1909 INGEBRETSON CAROLINE 05 164 N 099 W 031 160 251101 PA 158929 10/24/1910 INGHAM BENJAMIN C 05 163 N 096 W 021 160 272002 PA 7891 04/17/1905 INMAN WALTER G 05 161 N 095 W 020 160 272002 PA 14857 04/13/1908 IRGENS ARTHUR 05 162 N 096 W 008 120 272002 PA 13304 09/06/1907 IRGENS ARTHUR 05 162 N 096 W 009 40 272002 PA 13304 09/06/1907 ISAACSON HAWKIN 05 160 N 103 W 026 160 251101 PA 190 03/05/1908 ISAACSON HAWKIN 05 160 N 103 W 026 80 251101 PA 804976 04/13/1921 ISAACSON HAWKIN 05 160 N 103 W 035 80 251101 PA 804976 04/13/1921 ISDAHL SEVERIN A 05 161 N 096 W 008 160 272002 PA 15588 06/25/1908 ISRAELSON FRITHIOF 05 161 N 097 W 035 160 272002 PA 56894 04/19/1909 ISRAELSON OSCAR 05 161 N 097 W 035 160 272002 PA 52237 03/15/1909 IVERSEN CHREST 05 161 N 101 W 031 200 251101 PA 611557 12/12/1917 IVERSEN JOHN 05 160 N 098 W 021 80 251101 PA 301823 11/23/1912 IVERSON HALSTEN 05 161 N 099 W 021 160 272002 PA 2441 06/18/1908 IVERSON IVER I 05 161 N 095 W 035 160 272002 PA 14659 04/02/1908 IVERSON JOHN T 05 162 N 096 W 009 160 272002 PA 14464 03/09/1908 IVERSON KARL 05 163 N 098 W 006 80 272002 PA 11458 06/26/1906 IVERSON KARL 05 163 N 098 W 006 40.14 272002 PA 11458 06/26/1906 IVERSON KARL 05 163 N 098 W 006 40.1 272002 PA 11458 06/26/1906 IVERSON OLE 05 163 N 096 W 035 160 251101 PA 4592 06/25/1908 IVERSON PETRA 05 161 N 099 W 020 160 272002 PA 316382 02/20/1913