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 ===== Published Histories =====
-==== Land and Property ====
+==== Land and Property  ====
-[http://regrec.countyofindiana.org/countyweb/login.do?countyname=Indiana Recorder of Deeds]<br>County Courthouse<br>825 Philadelphia St.<br>Indiana, PA 15701<br>Phone: (724) 465-3860
+Land records in Indiana County began in 1803. These records are filed with the [http://regrec.countyofindiana.org/countyweb/login.do?countyname=Indiana Register and Recorder] office in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
-Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the sellor and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Greene County are available from the recorder's office for 1803 to the present.
+Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.
-*[http://regrec.countyofindiana.org/countyweb/disclaimer.do On-line indexes ]are available for 1948 to the present.
+The following are examples of available resources:
-*Deed Books, 1807-1892; Deed Index, 1803-1928 {{FHL|224127|item|disp=FHL film 861255 (first of 48 films)}}
+'''Online Land Records'''
+*The [http://regrec.countyofindiana.org/countyweb/login.do?countyname=Indiana Register and Recorder] offers access to indexes for 1948 to the present. Check their web page for current information about their online search options.
+'''Land Records on Microfilm'''
+*'''1803–1928''' Deed Books, 1807-1892; Index, 1803-1928. {{FHL|224127|item|disp=FHL film 861255 (first of 48 films)}}<br>
+*'''1803–1969''' Mortgage Index {{FHL|244917|item|disp=FHL films 863911–186318}}
+'''Maps'''
+*Beers, F.W. ''Atlas of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.'' Indiana, Pennsylvania&nbsp;: Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, 1998. Original published New York&nbsp;: F.W. Beers, 1871. {{FHL|827910|item|disp=FHL Q book 974.889 E7b}}
+'''Additional Resources'''
+See [[Pennsylvania Land and Property]] for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.
+Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''Indiana County Pennsylvania Land''''' in online catalogs such as:
+*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor=Indiana+land&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania]<br>
+*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Indiana+county+pennsylvania+land WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]].)<br>
+*{{FHL|375359|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]].)
 ==== Maps  ====