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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oklahoma_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
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Oklahoma is a “federal-land” (public-domain) state, where unclaimed land was surveyed, then granted or sold by the government through federal and state land offices. The first sale of a piece of land from the government was called a land patent and the first owner of the land was called a patentee. Later when the land was sold or mortgaged by private owners the document was called a deed. The transactions were recorded at the office of the county register of deeds. Family history researchers usually use land records from county offices. Records from federal and state offices can also have genealogical value. For detailed descriptions of land record types see United States Land and Property. | Oklahoma is a “federal-land” (public-domain) state, where unclaimed land was surveyed, then granted or sold by the government through federal and state land offices. The first sale of a piece of land from the government was called a land patent and the first owner of the land was called a patentee. Later when the land was sold or mortgaged by private owners the document was called a deed. The transactions were recorded at the office of the county register of deeds. Family history researchers usually use land records from county offices. Records from federal and state offices can also have genealogical value. For detailed descriptions of land record types see United States Land and Property. | ||
If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[ | If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | ||
=== Records of Indian Lands === | === Records of Indian Lands === | ||
By the 1830s, the U.S. Government had begun moving many Native Americans from the southeastern states to Indian Territory. Each tribe had their own reservations, | By the 1830s, the U.S. Government had begun moving many Native Americans from the southeastern states to Indian Territory. Each tribe had their own reservations or in the case of the Five Civilized tribes, Nations and capitals. Many tribal members received individual land allotments (see: [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]]). Treaties in 1866 and later years realigned boundaries of the Indian reservations and created the “Unassigned Lands” in central Oklahoma. | ||
=== Federal Land Records === | === Federal Land Records === | ||
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[[{{Oklahoma Land Rush}}]] | [[{{Oklahoma Land Rush}}]] | ||
Unique to Oklahoma were the famous land runs when entire districts were opened to settlement on a given day on a first-come basis. This created tremendous runs as individuals rushed to stake their claims to surveyed sections of land. The first land run was in the “Unassigned Lands” in April 1889. Additional lands were added to the new Oklahoma Territory and opened to runs in September 1891, April 1892, September 1893, and May 1895. The lands opened for the 1891 to 1895 runs had been reservations of various Indian tribes in the western part of the state (and not the Indian Territory | Unique to Oklahoma were the famous land runs when entire districts were opened to settlement on a given day on a first-come basis. This created tremendous runs as individuals rushed to stake their claims to surveyed sections of land. The first land run was in the “Unassigned Lands” in April 1889. Additional lands were added to the new Oklahoma Territory and opened to runs in September 1891, April 1892, September 1893, and May 1895. The lands opened for the 1891 to 1895 runs had been reservations of various Indian tribes in the western part of the state (and not the Indian Territory nations of eastern Oklahoma belonging to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and other tribes). | ||
=== '''Land lotteries''' === | === '''Land lotteries''' === | ||