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'''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | '''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | ||
<br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' is a free site which contains all the land grant data from MARS in an easy to search format. Grants recorded in Land Patent Books Volumes 1- | <br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' is a free site which contains all the land grant data from MARS in an easy to search format. Grants recorded in Land Patent Books Volumes 1-198 (complete set) are directly linked to an image of the page where the grant was recorded, in most cases with complete metes and bounds. For Caswell, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Wake, and Wilkes County, grants are directly linked to images of original warrants, surveys, receipts, and other documents.<br> | ||
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