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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 [[United States Land and Property#United_States|30 federal land states]]. They also | '''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 preserve tract books and various name indexes to help access the case files. NARA has '''all''' the land entry files for all 30 of the 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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'''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> This index is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC. | '''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> This index is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC. | ||
'''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all [http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States federal land states] (''except '' '''''Montana''''', '''''Nebraska''''', and '''''Oklahoma''''') is available on the Internet at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ BLM Land Patent Search] site.<ref name="Haw5">Hawkins, 5.</ref> | '''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all [http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States federal land states] (''except '' '''''Montana''''', '''''Nebraska''''', and '''''Oklahoma''''') is available on the Internet at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ BLM Land Patent Search] site.<ref name="Haw5">Hawkins, 5.</ref> | ||
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===== Obtaining patented case files ===== | ===== Obtaining patented case files ===== | ||