Billings county, ND, BLM Records - "Y" 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. 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 SERNUM NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ------ ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- NDDKN 0006655 YORK CORDELIA A 05 139 N 100 W 022 160 251101 PA 144851 07/18/1910 NDDKN 0005521 YORK HORACE J 05 139 N 100 W 026 160 272002 PA 132664 05/26/1910 NDDKN 0019401 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 144 N 102 W 034 320 251101 PA 621869 03/14/1918 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 120 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 40.31 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 40.29 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 34.25 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 25 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0025994 YOUNG CHARLES A 05 143 N 102 W 004 47.86 251104 PA 955613 03/19/1925 NDDKN 0007096 YOUNG EVA 05 143 N 102 W 022 120 251101 PA 349758 08/12/1913 NDDKN 0007096 YOUNG EVA 05 143 N 102 W 022 25.62 251101 PA 349758 08/12/1913 NDDKN 0010418 YOUNG HARRY 05 144 N 102 W 028 120 251101 PA 483779 07/24/1915 NDDKN 0010418 YOUNG HARRY 05 144 N 102 W 028 28.08 251101 PA 483779 07/24/1915 NDDKN 0010418 YOUNG HARRY 05 144 N 102 W 028 14.25 251101 PA 483779 07/24/1915 NDDKN 0025765 YOUNG HARRY 05 143 N 102 W 004 19.9 272002 PA 668172 03/01/1919 NDDKN 0025765 YOUNG HARRY 05 143 N 102 W 004 26.71 272002 PA 668172 03/01/1919 NDDKN 0024712 YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 028 80 251101 PA 933732 03/12/1924 NDDKN 0024712 YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 028 80 251101 PA 933732 06/28/1937 NDDKN 0024712 01YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 028 21.38 251104 PA 933733 03/12/1924 NDDKN 0024712 01YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 030 80 251104 PA 933733 03/12/1924 NDDKN 0024712 01YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 030 34.33 251104 PA 933733 03/12/1924 NDDKN 0024712 01YOUNG HARRY HEIRS OF 05 144 N 102 W 030 34.35 251104 PA 933733 03/12/1924 NDDKN 0022755 YOUNG HENRY J 05 143 N 100 W 008 320 251101 PA 689070 06/21/1919 NDDKN 0022755 YOUNG HENRY J 05 143 N 100 W 008 320 251101 PA 689070 12/14/1940 NDDKN 0006122 YOUNG HOWARD 05 143 N 102 W 022 40 251101 PA 349752 08/12/1913 NDDKN 0006122 YOUNG HOWARD 05 143 N 102 W 022 49.67 251101 PA 349752 04/01/1940 NDDKN 0006122 YOUNG HOWARD 05 143 N 102 W 022 27.04 251101 PA 349752 04/01/1940 NDDKN 0006122 YOUNG HOWARD 05 143 N 102 W 022 43.66 251101 PA 349752 04/01/1940 NDDKN 0006121 YOUNG JAMES G 05 143 N 102 W 022 39.95 251101 PA 363725 11/04/1913 NDDKN 0006121 YOUNG JAMES G 05 143 N 102 W 022 20.21 251101 PA 363725 02/18/1937 NDDKN 0006121 YOUNG JAMES G 05 143 N 102 W 022 0.7 251101 PA 363725 02/18/1937 NDDKN 0006121 YOUNG JAMES G 05 143 N 102 W 022 34.83 251101 PA 363725 02/18/1937 NDDKN 0006121 YOUNG JAMES G 05 143 N 102 W 022 52.98 251101 PA 363725 02/18/1937 NDDKN 0022458 YOUNGBLOOD ALFRED 05 140 N 102 W 018 240 251101 PA 667916 02/26/1919 NDDKN 0022458 YOUNGBLOOD ALFRED 05 140 N 102 W 018 39.48 251101 PA 667916 08/24/1937 NDDKN 0022458 YOUNGBLOOD ALFRED 05 140 N 102 W 018 39.56 251101 PA 667916 08/24/1937