Emmons county, ND, BLM Records - "Z" 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- ZACHER ANTON 05 131 N 078 W 020 160 272002 PA 96021 12/13/1909 ZACHER ANTON 05 131 N 078 W 020 160 272002 PA 96021 09/06/1957 ZACHER JOHANNES 05 131 N 077 W 014 160 251101 PA 7035 05/02/1905 ZACHER PETER 05 131 N 075 W 021 160 251101 PA 4802 03/23/1901 ZAHN ADAM 05 130 N 074 W 017 160 272002 PA 1633 10/11/1889 ZAHN ADAM 05 130 N 074 W 008 160 251101 PA 4733 03/23/1901 ZAHN FRANZISKA 05 130 N 075 W 022 160 272002 PA 7826 10/04/1907 ZAHN JOSEPH 05 130 N 075 W 015 160 251101 PA 239154 12/14/1911 ZAHN KONSTANTIN 05 130 N 074 W 005 160 251101 PA 7285 06/02/1905 ZANDER KATHARINA 05 129 N 074 W 010 40 272002 PA 75099 08/05/1909 ZANDER KATHARINA 05 129 N 074 W 010 40 272002 PA 75099 08/05/1909 ZANDER KATHARINA 05 129 N 074 W 010 40 272002 PA 75099 04/23/1908 ZEIGLER ARTHUR 05 132 N 075 W 008 160 272002 PA 6146 10/28/1904 ZEIGLER BENJAMIN 05 132 N 075 W 008 160 272002 PA 6145 10/28/1904 ZEIGLER RICHARD 05 132 N 075 W 008 160 251101 PA 9518 05/21/1908 ZELLMER FRANK J 05 136 N 075 W 012 160 251101 PA 42950 01/25/1909 ZIESER JAMES 05 132 N 078 W 024 160 272002 PA 7875 05/27/1907 ZIESER JEAN 05 130 N 078 W 002 160 272002 PA 4666 12/31/1903 ZITON NICHOLAS 05 130 N 078 W 023 160 272002 PA 9205 06/25/1908 ZOLLER GEOGE 05 133 N 077 W 022 160 251101 PA 8243 11/12/1906 ZOLLER PHILLIPP 05 134 N 077 W 032 160 251101 PA 102964 01/13/1910 ZOLLER WILLIAM 05 133 N 077 W 006 160 251101 PA 102971 01/13/1910 ZUEHLKE FREDRICK 05 136 N 076 W 022 160 251101 PA 122169 03/31/1910 ZUNKEL EZRA P 05 133 N 075 W 006 160 251101 PA 155026 10/03/1910