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The townships and ranges covered in each of the 2,325 tract books is listed at [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (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 Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]. | ||
Each land entry was recorded in the tract book across two pages.<ref>Hawkins, 9.</ref> | |||
:*''If you know the land description'', locate land entry under the appropriate numbered section, township, and range listed on the left side of each page in the volume. | |||
:*''If you do NOT know the land description'', search line-by-line and page-by-page for the name of an ancestor. | |||
'''When you find an ancestor's entry.''' Once you find the record of the land entry, be sure to | '''When you find an ancestor's entry.''' Once you find the record of the land entry, be sure to | ||
:*'''''photocopy <u>both</u> tract book pages ''''' of the entry | :*'''''photocopy <u>both</u> tract book pages ''''' of the entry | ||
:*write down the '''''exact title, volume number, and page number ''''' (source | :*write down the '''''exact title, volume number, and page number ''''' (source information) of the tract book volume in which the ancestor's entry was found | ||
This information will help the National Archives retrieve the land entry case file for you. | This information will help the National Archives retrieve the land entry case file for you. | ||