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'''1. Find the land description.''' The best strategy is to first find an ancestor's land description. | '''1. Find the land description.''' The best strategy is to first find an ancestor's land description. | ||
:'''Sources which show the land description.''' | :'''Sources which show the land description.''' | ||
:*'''Land patent.''' If your family still has the patent (original title) for a piece of property, that patent will show the land description. | :*'''Land patent.''' If your family still has the patent (original title) for a piece of property, that patent will show the land description. | ||
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:*'''Seven states index.''' The ''seven states index '' at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]], also gives each entry's land description. The index covers Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> | :*'''Seven states index.''' The ''seven states index '' at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]], also gives each entry's land description. The index covers Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> | ||
:'''2. Search tract books page-by-page.''' If you cannot find the section, township number, and range number, an alternative strategy is to search page-by-page the tract books for the county where an ancestor lived until you find his or her name. | |||
If you cannot find the section, township number, and range number, an alternative strategy is to search page-by-page the tract books for the county where an ancestor lived until you find his or her name. | |||
==== Preparation ==== | ==== Preparation ==== | ||