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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images | *''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | ||
*[http:// | *'''1788-1960s''' [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | ||
*[https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/27874729/south-dakota-land-patents-database-moody-county-museum South Dakota Land Patents Database] | *'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | ||
*[ | *'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images | ||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | |||
*[https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/27874729/south-dakota-land-patents-database-moody-county-museum South Dakota Land Patents Database] at Moody County Museum | |||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | |||
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners | |||
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== | ==South Dakota Land Records== | ||
=== Federal Land Records === | |||
When the United States acquired [[South Dakota Genealogy|South Dakota]], most of the land became part of the public domain. The federal government surveyed available land into townships and transferred it to private ownership through local land offices. The first land office was established at Vermillion in 1861. See [[United States Land and Property]] for more information about the land entry process. | When the United States acquired [[South Dakota Genealogy|South Dakota]], most of the land became part of the public domain. The federal government surveyed available land into townships and transferred it to private ownership through local land offices. The first land office was established at Vermillion in 1861. See [[United States Land and Property]] for more information about the land entry process. | ||
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The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has the original homestead entry files, cash entry files, tract books, and township plats. Patent records since the 1960s of the BLM districts are also at the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]. | The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has the original homestead entry files, cash entry files, tract books, and township plats. Patent records since the 1960s of the BLM districts are also at the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]. | ||
== | === County records === | ||
After land was transferred from the government to private owners, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or redistributed through a divorce. These transactions have been recorded by the registrar of deeds in each county. The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] does not have copies of the land records at the county courthouses in South Dakota. | After land was transferred from the government to private owners, it could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or redistributed through a divorce. These transactions have been recorded by the registrar of deeds in each county. The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] does not have copies of the land records at the county courthouses in South Dakota. | ||
== | ==== Individual Land Transfers ==== | ||
Once a parcel of land was transferred from the government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold and resold, with each transaction creating new records. These person-to-person transactions are an important resource to the genealogist. The potential for an ancestor to be recorded is high. These records may offer genealogical clues, such as the given name of the wife, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. | Once a parcel of land was transferred from the government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold and resold, with each transaction creating new records. These person-to-person transactions are an important resource to the genealogist. The potential for an ancestor to be recorded is high. These records may offer genealogical clues, such as the given name of the wife, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. | ||
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The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices or in IRAD depositories. Be aware that, as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. | The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices or in IRAD depositories. Be aware that, as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. | ||
== | ===FamilySearch Library Resources = == | ||
=== | ==== United States ==== | ||
A clear, comprehensive description of public domain lands and the value and use of deeds and other land records is: | A clear, comprehensive description of public domain lands and the value and use of deeds and other land records is: | ||
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*McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789–1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36.) Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corp, 1972. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|286182|title-id|disp=book 973 R2ag index; fiche 6051323}} [set of 6]). | *McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789–1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36.) Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corp, 1972. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|286182|title-id|disp=book 973 R2ag index; fiche 6051323}} [set of 6]). | ||
=== | ==== South Dakota ==== | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of most of the county records and is continuing to microfilm deeds of other counties up to about 1900. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of most of the county records and is continuing to microfilm deeds of other counties up to about 1900. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | ||
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{{South Dakota|South Dakota}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | {{South Dakota|South Dakota}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:South_Dakota, United States | [[Category:South_Dakota, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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