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*The transaction might have been recorded at a much later date. This is especially true if the land remained in the family. Selling to a non-family member may have prompted the recording of the title decades after the initial owner died. | *The transaction might have been recorded at a much later date. This is especially true if the land remained in the family. Selling to a non-family member may have prompted the recording of the title decades after the initial owner died. | ||
*Remember that land may be in a different jurisdictions (aka counties) in different years as county boundaries changed and new counties were formed. | *Remember that land may be in a different jurisdictions (aka counties) in different years as county boundaries changed and new counties were formed. | ||
*Plat each transaction. This may reveal additional acquisitions or divisions between transactions and identify mixed jurisdictions. It may also allow you to analyze what is happening to neighboring properties. | *Plat each transaction. This may reveal additional acquisitions or divisions between transactions and identify mixed jurisdictions. It may also allow you to analyze what is happening to neighboring properties. | ||