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The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The Family History Library has research handbooks for many counties describing the evolution of the land office districts. | The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The Family History Library has research handbooks for many counties describing the evolution of the land office districts. | ||
Each local land office kept tract books and township plats. Records of the land offices and microfilm copies of all tracts are at the [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/plat-books_microfilm.htm Nebraska | Each local land office kept tract books and township plats. Records of the land offices and microfilm copies of all tracts are at the Nebraska State Historical Society. The NSHS library has a collection of over 500 county atlases or plat books. The approximate time period of these atlases and plat books is 1885 to the present. Of these estimated 500 atlases/plat books, 147 have been microfilmed ([http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/plat-books_microfilm.htm Nebraska Plat Books on Microfilm]). These are mainly from 1885 to 1947, though not every county has an atlas for every year. | ||
A database ([http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/atlas.shtml#nameidx Nebraska Atlases/Plat Books]) has been developed to give an accurate account of our holdings and to help researchers in verifying the existence of atlases/plat books for their years of interest. | |||
You can write to the society for a reference leaflet on Nebraska land laws and records. | |||
Homestead applications and other land office records are available from: | Homestead applications and other land office records are available from: | ||