Dunn 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- VAAGEN JAMES R 05 142 N 093 W 034 80 251101 PA 483784 07/24/1915 VAAGEN SAM 05 142 N 093 W 034 160 251101 PA 5558 12/31/1903 VAAGEN SAM 05 142 N 093 W 034 80 272002 PA 39935 01/14/1909 VALENTA ALBERT 05 142 N 095 W 008 160 251101 PA 294880 10/04/1912 VALLEY LIZZIE 05 145 N 093 W 012 160 251101 PA 319974 03/22/1913 VAN ANGELA M 05 148 N 097 W 007 80 251101 PA 571131 03/07/1917 VAN ANGELA M 05 148 N 097 W 007 36.22 251101 PA 571131 03/07/1917 VAN ANGELA M 05 148 N 097 W 007 36.34 251101 PA 571131 03/07/1917 VANBRUNT PHILIP S 05 142 N 097 W 004 40 251101 PA 412056 06/08/1914 VANBRUNT PHILIP S 05 142 N 097 W 004 39.48 251101 PA 412056 06/08/1914 VANBRUNT PHILIP S 05 142 N 097 W 004 39.52 251101 PA 412056 06/08/1914 VANBRUNT PHILIP S 05 142 N 097 W 004 39.57 251101 PA 412056 06/08/1914 VASSAR ALEXANDER 05 146 N 096 W 012 160 272002 PA 300337 11/12/1912 VASSAR GUS 05 146 N 096 W 014 160 272002 PA 215665 07/11/1911 VASSAR JOE 05 146 N 096 W 002 160 272002 PA 211156 06/24/1911 VASTAG GEORGE 05 141 N 092 W 012 160 251101 PA 559753 12/26/1916 VEEDER BENJAMIN W 05 148 N 096 W 008 80 251101 PA 956805 04/01/1925 VEEDER EDGAR A 05 148 N 096 W 005 160 251104 PA 101636 05/21/1928 VEEDER EDGAR A 05 148 N 096 W 005 27.38 251104 PA 101636 05/21/1928 VEEDER EDGAR A 05 148 N 096 W 005 27.42 251104 PA 101636 05/21/1928 VEEDER EDGAR A 05 148 N 096 W 006 120 251104 PA 101636 05/21/1928 VEEDER EDGAR A 05 148 N 096 W 006 27.54 251104 PA 101636 05/21/1928 VEEDER GEORGE P 05 148 N 097 W 001 11.5 272002 PA 266422 05/13/1912 VEEDER GEORGE P 05 148 N 097 W 002 80 272002 PA 266422 05/13/1912 VEIGEL LOUIS WALTER 05 146 N 096 W 010 120 278002 PA 112681 07/21/1949 VEIGEL SUSAN 05 146 N 096 W 010 160 272002 PA 5354 03/14/1904 VELDEY LEWIS 05 145 N 096 W 008 160 272002 PA 1020 06/04/1908 VETLESON JENS 05 146 N 092 W 030 80 251101 PA 530647 05/25/1916 VETLESON JENS 05 146 N 092 W 030 38.09 251101 PA 530647 05/25/1916 VETLESON JENS 05 146 N 092 W 030 38.1 251101 PA 530647 05/25/1916 VIALL JAMES G 05 142 N 092 W 004 160 251101 PA 484649 07/28/1915 VOGT WILLIAM 05 142 N 095 W 004 80 251101 PA 325734 04/12/1913 VOGT WILLIAM 05 142 N 095 W 004 38.19 251101 PA 325734 04/12/1913 VOGT WILLIAM 05 142 N 095 W 004 38.11 251101 PA 325734 04/12/1913 VOIGT FERDINAND J 05 146 N 091 W 018 160 251101 PA 251901 03/07/1912 VOLD LINA 05 145 N 097 W 022 160 272002 PA 278992 06/24/1912 VOLESKY JAROHIN 05 141 N 096 W 012 160 251101 PA 34 03/30/1905 VOLLMER GEORGE F 05 146 N 095 W 024 160 251101 PA 360452 10/18/1913 VOLLMER GEORGE F 05 148 N 095 W 018 80 251101 PA 857865 04/06/1922 VOLLMER GEORGE F 05 148 N 095 W 019 80 251101 PA 857865 04/06/1922 VOLZ JOSEPH 05 143 N 092 W 014 160 251101 PA 300246 11/12/1912 VOLZ PAUL 05 143 N 091 W 022 160 251101 PA 273307 06/10/1912 VONESCHEN EDWARD F 05 148 N 096 W 015 160 251101 PA 859232 04/17/1922 VOSS AUGUST A 05 148 N 096 W 013 320 251101 PA 652257 10/30/1918 VOSS FERDINAND 05 144 N 096 W 014 160 251101 PA 378503 01/21/1914 VOSS GUSTAF 05 144 N 097 W 012 160 251101 PA 586670 06/01/1917 VOVCICKA JOHN 05 142 N 095 W 006 120 251101 PA 301762 11/23/1912 VOVCICKA JOHN 05 142 N 095 W 006 39.3 251101 PA 301762 11/23/1912 VRAZAL FRANK 05 142 N 095 W 006 40 272002 PA 85027 10/21/1909 VRAZAL FRANK 05 142 N 095 W 006 36.88 272002 PA 85027 10/21/1909 VRAZAL FRANK 05 142 N 095 W 006 36.92 272002 PA 85027 10/21/1909 VRAZAL FRANK 05 142 N 095 W 006 36.97 272002 PA 85027 10/21/1909 VRZAL ANNA 05 142 N 095 W 008 160 251101 PA 456389 02/02/1915 VRZAL MATIS 05 142 N 095 W 008 160 251101 PA 258571 04/11/1912 VRZAL THOMAS J 05 142 N 095 W 006 120 251101 PA 331110 05/05/1913 VRZAL THOMAS J 05 142 N 095 W 006 39.5 251101 PA 331110 05/05/1913