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Land was generally obtained through cash payment, called cash entry, or by meeting certain conditions of settlement, such as homesteading. The original tract books, plats, homestead entries, and cash entry records are available at the National Archives. The National Archives also has an index to cash entry files and homestead records prior to July 1908. | Land was generally obtained through cash payment, called cash entry, or by meeting certain conditions of settlement, such as homesteading. The original tract books, plats, homestead entries, and cash entry records are available at the National Archives. The National Archives also has an index to cash entry files and homestead records prior to July 1908. | ||
Other land office records, such as patents, land tracts, and township plats, from about 1861 to 1964, are available at the National Archives—Pacific Sierra Region (San Bruno). Patents and copies of tract books are also at: | Other land office records, such as patents, land tracts, and township plats, from about 1861 to 1964, are available at the National Archives—Pacific Sierra Region (San Bruno). Patents and copies of tract books are also at[http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en.html Bureau of Land Management]. There are 7 districts in Nevada. This website will take you to the primary site where you can choose the district you are interested and and get their contact information.<br> | ||
There are 7 districts in Nevada. | |||
=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
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After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. You can obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder. The Family History Library has copies of these records for only a few counties. | After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. You can obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder. The Family History Library has copies of these records for only a few counties. | ||
[http://geology.com/county-map/nevada.shtml See a map of the 16 counties in Nevada].<br> | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||