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==='''TRACT BOOKS'''=== | ==='''TRACT BOOKS'''=== | ||
Tract books record the written legal descriptions of all the lots or sections within a township or given area and are the most complete index available for the first purchasers of all federal lands. Tract books of the Public Domain States are arranged by property description of sections, townships, and ranges, and not by the name of the purchaser. The Bureau of Land Management Tract Books for 1820 to 1908 is digitized and available at FamilySearch.org. See the wiki article, United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table | Tract books record the written legal descriptions of all the lots or sections within a township or given area and are the most complete index available for the first purchasers of all federal lands. Tract books of the Public Domain States are arranged by property description of sections, townships, and ranges, and not by the name of the purchaser. The Bureau of Land Management Tract Books for 1820 to 1908 is digitized and available at FamilySearch.org. See the wiki article, United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records to find how to search this collection, which includes the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Dakota Territory (North and South), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. | ||
==='''TOWNSHIP PLAT MAPS AND LAND OWNERSHIP MAPS'''=== | ==='''TOWNSHIP PLAT MAPS AND LAND OWNERSHIP MAPS'''=== | ||
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