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=== Local tract books and land records  ===
=== Local tract books and land records  ===


General Land Office branch offices, state and county archives sometimes have partial copies of federal tract books. In general these are not as authoritative as the federal copies.<ref>Hawkins, 5.</ref>
General Land Office branch offices, state and county archives sometimes have partial copies of federal tract books. In general these are not as authoritative as the federal copies.<ref>Hawkins, 5.</ref>  


Counties are responsible for documenting all land transactions AFTER title was transferred from the federal government to an individual. [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]], mortgages, property tax records, and plat maps are examples of land records typically generated at the county level.
Counties are responsible for documenting all land transactions AFTER title was transferred from the federal government to an individual. [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]], mortgages, property tax records, and [[Maps|plat maps]] are examples of land records typically generated at the county level.  


=== Related Websites  ===
=== Related Websites  ===
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