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NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE
ODENBAUGH JAMES J 05 146 N 104 W 020 320 251101 PA 429597 09/09/1914
ODENBAUGH JAMES J 05 146 N 104 W 020 320 251101 PA 429597 07/27/1936
ODENBAUGH JAMES J 05 146 N 104 W 020 320 251101 PA 429597 07/24/1936
The information below explains the land records above.
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
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