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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wyoming|Wyoming]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wyoming_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wyoming Genealogy|Wyoming]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wyoming_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
=== Federal Land Records === | === Federal Land Records === | ||
When the United States acquired [[Wyoming|Wyoming]], most of the land that comprises the present state became part of the [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|public domain]]. The federal government surveyed available land and began transferring much of it to private ownership through local land offices in a process called "land entry." The first land office was established at Cheyenne in 1870. Additional land offices were created in Evanston in 1877, Buffalo in 1888, Lander, Sundance and Douglas offices in 1890. | When the United States acquired [[Wyoming Genealogy|Wyoming]], most of the land that comprises the present state became part of the [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|public domain]]. The federal government surveyed available land and began transferring much of it to private ownership through local land offices in a process called "land entry." The first land office was established at Cheyenne in 1870. Additional land offices were created in Evanston in 1877, Buffalo in 1888, Lander, Sundance and Douglas offices in 1890. | ||
Land entry in Wyoming was either based on cash payment for the land (cash entries), or on conditions of settlement ([[Homestead Records|homesteads]]). Anyone who was twenty-one years old, or who was a head of household (including widows), could purchase land. Free homesteads could be obtained after 1862 by those who settled and cultivated the land for at least five years. A homestead applicant either had to be a U.S. citizen or must have filed his intention to become a citizen. | Land entry in Wyoming was either based on cash payment for the land (cash entries), or on conditions of settlement ([[Homestead Records|homesteads]]). Anyone who was twenty-one years old, or who was a head of household (including widows), could purchase land. Free homesteads could be obtained after 1862 by those who settled and cultivated the land for at least five years. A homestead applicant either had to be a U.S. citizen or must have filed his intention to become a citizen. | ||