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==== Rectangular Survey Land Records ==== | ==== Rectangular Survey Land Records ==== | ||
'''Access.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA) is the repository for records documenting the transfer of public (federal) lands to private ownership. They preserve the case files of over 10 million individual land transactions called land entries in [[30 | '''Access.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA) is the repository for records documenting the transfer of public (federal) lands to private ownership. They preserve the case files of over 10 million individual land transactions called land entries in [[United States Land and Property#United_States|30 federal land states]]. They also house tract books and various name indexes to help access the case files. NARA has '''all''' the land entry files for all 30 of the [http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States federal land states].<ref>Hawkins, 1.</ref> NARA has the successful land entries that received patents (original private titles) before 1908. For the same period they also have the unsuccessful entries that did not finish the process, cancelled, or relinquished their claims and did not receive a patent.<ref name="Haw4">Hawkins, 4.</ref> | ||
'''Content.''' Land records, depending on the time period, may show an applicant settler's (entryman's) age, birthplace, citizenship, military service, economic status, and family members. They could also show land title, land use, rights of way, land surveys, crops, improvements, and conflicting claims.<ref>Hawkins, 1-2.</ref> | '''Content.''' Land records, depending on the time period, may show an applicant settler's (entryman's) age, birthplace, citizenship, military service, economic status, and family members. They could also show land title, land use, rights of way, land surveys, crops, improvements, and conflicting claims.<ref>Hawkins, 1-2.</ref> | ||
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'''Tract book arrangement.''' Tract books are arranged by the present-day state. In some states tract books are also divided into groups by land office. Each tract book is arranged by the legal land description of the section, township, and range.<ref name="Hone" /> | '''Tract book arrangement.''' Tract books are arranged by the present-day state. In some states tract books are also divided into groups by land office. Each tract book is arranged by the legal land description of the section, township, and range.<ref name="Hone" /> | ||
The townships and ranges covered in each of the 2,325 tract books is listed at [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. | The townships and ranges covered in each of the 2,325 tract books is listed at [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. | ||
==== For Further Reading ==== | ==== For Further Reading ==== | ||