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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
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*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management] | *[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} Images only. | *{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} Images only. | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
The value of land records lies in the fact that land was highly sought after and the transactions were recorded from the time settlers began to arrive. Therefore it is a consistent and continuous record of many ancestors lives. Land records can be used to learn where and when an individual lived in certain areas, as well as often revealing useful and interesting family information. | The value of land records lies in the fact that land was highly sought after and the transactions were recorded from the time settlers began to arrive. Therefore it is a consistent and continuous record of many ancestors lives. Land records can be used to learn where and when an individual lived in certain areas, as well as often revealing useful and interesting family information. | ||
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Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1472 Land Ordinance of 1785], was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | |||
Prior to the [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/ordinance/ Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | Prior to the [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/ordinance/ Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | ||
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:The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | :The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | ||
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| Steubenville | | Steubenville | ||
| 1800 to 1840 | | 1800 to 1840 | ||
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| Marietta | | Marietta | ||