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== Online Resources ==
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.''
*'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], images
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
'''By County'''<br>
*'''1880-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1926700|Montana, Cascade County Records, 1880-2009}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Cascade County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1871-2007''' {{RecordSearch|1387035|Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Flathead County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1865-2009''' {{RecordSearch|2029197|Montana, Granite County Records, 1865-2009}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Granite County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1857-2010''' {{RecordSearch|1986787|Montana, Lake County Records, 1857-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Lake County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1866-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2228169|Montana, Meagher County Records, 1866-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Meagher County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1910-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2127321|Montana, Pondera County Records, 1910-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Pondera County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1878-2011''' {{RecordSearch|1908714|Montana, Rosebud County Records, 1878-2011}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Rosebud County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1866-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2109937|Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Sanders County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1881-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2170641|Montana, Teton County Records, 1881-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Teton County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1881-2011''' {{RecordSearch|2013531|Montana, Yellowstone County Records, 1881-2011}} at FamilySearch - [[Montana, Yellowstone County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Federal Land Records  ===
=== Federal Land Records  ===


After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in [[Portal:Montana|Montana]] through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. Eventually they could apply for land through eight local land offices. The first local land office was established in Helena in 1867.  
After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in [[Montana Genealogy|Montana]] through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. Eventually they could apply for land through eight local land offices. The first local land office was established in Helena in 1867.  
 
The land office records are at the [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/ National Archives Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the:


=== Montana State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ===
The land office records are at the [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the:


5001 Southgate Drive<br>Billings, MT 59101<br>Telephone: 406 896-5000<br>Fax: 406 896-5299<br>E-mail: [mailto:MT_Information@blm.gov MT_Information@blm.gov]  
[http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en.html '''Montana State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'''] <br>5001 Southgate Drive<br>Billings, MT 59101<br>Telephone: 406 896-5000<br>Fax: 406 896-5299<br>Email: [mailto:MT_Information@blm.gov MT_Information@blm.gov]  


http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en.html
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The Family History Library has copies of the federal land tract books for Montana (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=607931&disp=Tract+books++ 1444840-909]). See the United States Research Outline for more information on these records.  
The FamilySearch Library has copies of the federal land tract books for Montana (FS Library films {{FSC|607931|title-id|disp=1444840-909}}). See [[United States Land and Property]] for more information on these records.  


=== County Land Records  ===
=== County Land Records  ===
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The county recorder also has records of patents on timber and mining claims as well as real property assessment books and plat books.  
The county recorder also has records of patents on timber and mining claims as well as real property assessment books and plat books.  


The Family History Library does not have copies of the county land records.  
Copies of county land records can be found for many Montana counties in the FamilySearch Catalog under Montana>[County]>Land and property.  
 
== Websites  ==


'''Online Resources'''  
'''Online Resources'''  


Flathead County: http://www.idreamof.com/land/mt.html  
*Flathead County: [http://www.idreamof.com/land/mt.html http://www.idreamof.com/land/mt.html]
 
*Montana Native American Land Patents: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/patent http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/patent]/


Montana Native American: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/patent/
'''Wiki articles describing online FamilySearch collections are found at:'''


== References  ==
*[[Montana, Cascade County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Montana, Flathead County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Montana, Lake County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Montana, Rosebud County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Montana, Yellowstone County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Montana, Yellowstone County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>


''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Montana.ASP Montana Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.&nbsp;
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