Emmons county, ND, BLM Records - "A" 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- AARVIG OLE H HEIRS OF 05 136 N 075 W 012 160 251101 PA 208977 06/19/1911 AASEN NIKOLAI 05 136 N 077 W 024 80 251101 PA 197289 05/11/1911 ABEL ABRAHAM L 05 133 N 076 W 010 160 251101 PA 9517 05/21/1908 ABEL MARVIN H 05 136 N 078 W 028 120 251101 PA 300207 11/12/1912 ABEL MARVIN H 05 136 N 078 W 028 20.46 251101 PA 300207 11/12/1912 ABEL MARVIN H 05 136 N 078 W 028 21.66 251101 PA 300207 11/12/1912 ABERLE ANTON 05 132 N 074 W 024 160 251101 PA 158296 10/17/1910 ABERLE NICKOLAUS 05 132 N 074 W 024 160 272002 PA 133523 06/02/1910 ABIA JOHN C 05 129 N 077 W 010 160 251105 PA 91 05/10/1893 ABOLING JOHN 05 131 N 078 W 034 80 272002 PA 63128 05/20/1909 ABOLING JOHN 05 131 N 076 W 020 80 272002 PA 7878 05/27/1907 ABRAHAM ANNIE 05 129 N 077 W 033 120 272002 PA 110490 02/11/1910 ABRAHAM ANNIE 05 129 N 077 W 034 40 272002 PA 110490 02/11/1910 ABRAHAM GEORGE 05 130 N 078 W 013 80 251101 PA 337706 05/27/1913 ABRAHAM GEORGE 05 130 N 078 W 024 80 251101 PA 337706 09/06/1957 ACHESON ALTA M 05 130 N 077 W 030 160 272002 PA 7156 06/08/1906 ACHESON GEORGE L 05 130 N 077 W 019 160 251101 PA 248441 02/15/1912 ADAM JOHN 05 135 N 078 W 026 160 251101 PA 190971 04/17/1911 ADAM JOHN 05 135 N 078 W 026 160 251101 PA 190971 09/06/1957 ADAMS GEORGE H 05 136 N 078 W 014 80 251101 PA 440021 11/03/1914 ADAMS GEORGE H 05 136 N 078 W 012 80 251101 PA 697377 07/10/1919 ADAMS HATTIE 05 133 N 075 W 018 80 272002 PA 8414 12/26/1907 ADAMS JOSEPH A 05 136 N 078 W 014 80 251101 PA 664407 02/05/1919 ADAMS OLMSTEAD 05 136 N 075 W 004 48.84 272002 PA 416319 06/23/1914 ADAMSON HENRY H 05 129 N 076 W 030 120 251101 PA 446517 12/03/1914 ADAMSON HENRY H 05 129 N 076 W 031 40 251101 PA 446517 12/03/1914 ADASCHECK GEORGE 05 129 N 074 W 030 120 272002 PA 7110 04/14/1906 ADASCHECK GEORGE 05 129 N 074 W 030 40.45 272002 PA 7110 04/14/1906 ADSIT CHARLIE W 05 130 N 077 W 020 160 272002 PA 5935 12/01/1904 AGARD LOUIS 05 130 N 079 W 034 80 272002 PA 784 10/06/1888 AGARD LOUIS 05 130 N 079 W 034 2.19 272002 PA 784 10/06/1888 AGARD LOUIS 05 130 N 079 W 034 37.81 272002 PA 784 10/06/1888 AGARD LOUIS 05 130 N 079 W 034 32.81 272002 PA 784 10/06/1888 AGARD LOUIS 05 130 N 079 W 034 7.19 272002 PA 784 10/06/1888 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 003 0.94 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 003 36.26 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 003 37.3 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 004 31 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 004 9.3 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 004 34.04 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AGARD LOUIS JR 05 129 N 079 W 004 4.06 272002 PA 7126 10/03/1889 AHERN CHARLES W 05 133 N 075 W 032 160 251101 PA 1825 07/09/1908 AHRENS ELIZABETH 05 132 N 076 W 028 160 272002 PA 2230 12/12/1891 AHRENS ELIZABETH 05 132 N 076 W 032 160 251101 PA 3911 04/22/1899 AHRENS ELIZABETH 05 132 N 076 W 032 160 251105 PA 1846 07/11/1903 ALBAUGH GLEN E 05 135 N 078 W 011 26.31 251101 PA 795715 02/18/1921 ALBAUGH HERBERT E 05 135 N 078 W 010 160 251101 PA 184387 03/16/1911 ALBAUGH IDA M 05 135 N 078 W 002 40 272002 PA 264148 05/06/1912 ALBAUGH IDA M 05 135 N 078 W 002 32.62 272002 PA 264148 05/06/1912 ALBAUGH IDA M 05 135 N 078 W 011 40 272002 PA 264148 05/06/1912 ALBAUGH IDA M 05 135 N 078 W 011 40.17 272002 PA 264148 05/06/1912 ALBAUGH JACOB 05 135 N 078 W 002 46.78 251101 PA 286294 07/29/1912 ALBAUGH JACOB 05 135 N 078 W 002 46.78 251101 PA 286294 07/29/1912 ALBAUGH JACOB 05 135 N 078 W 002 48.35 251101 PA 286294 07/29/1912 ALBRECHT CHRISTIAN 05 133 N 077 W 002 120 251101 PA 184389 03/16/1911 ALBRECHT CHRISTIAN 05 133 N 077 W 002 46.06 251101 PA 184389 03/16/1911 ALBRECHT CHRISTIAN 05 129 N 076 W 031 80 251101 PA 512388 02/08/1916 ALBRECHT CHRISTIAN 05 129 N 076 W 031 39.3 251101 PA 512388 02/08/1916 ALBRECHT CHRISTIAN 05 129 N 076 W 031 39.5 251101 PA 512388 02/08/1916 ALBRECHT FRED 05 133 N 077 W 030 120 251101 PA 64703 05/27/1909 ALBRECHT FRED 05 133 N 077 W 030 40.45 251101 PA 64703 05/27/1909 ALBRECHT FRED 05 133 N 077 W 030 40.47 251101 PA 768606 08/19/1920 ALBRECHT JOHANN G 05 133 N 077 W 030 160 251101 PA 7844 06/30/1906 ALBRECHT WILHELM 05 133 N 077 W 002 160 272002 PA 8073 09/17/1907 ALBRIGHT HARRY P 05 136 N 074 W 006 46.71 251101 PA 317299 02/25/1913 ALBRIGHT HARRY P 05 136 N 074 W 006 52.52 251101 PA 317299 02/25/1913 ALBRIGHT HARRY P 05 136 N 074 W 006 45.26 251101 PA 317299 02/25/1913 ALBRIGHT JESSE R 05 136 N 075 W 014 160 251101 PA 273256 06/10/1912 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