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'''Determine which tract books to search.''' The following sources can help narrow the number of tract books to search. | '''Determine which tract books to search.''' The following sources can help narrow the number of tract books to search. | ||
*'''''Coverage table'''''. Use the description of the townships and ranges covered in each tract book as described in the [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table | *'''''Coverage table'''''. Use the description of the townships and ranges covered in each tract book as described in the [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|'''Tract Books Coverage Table''']] to narrow down the volumes you will need to view to find an ancestor's land entry. ''For example:''<br> | ||
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*[[Tract books]] history, preparing for them, how to use them, content, access, and related case files. | *[[Tract books]] history, preparing for them, how to use them, content, access, and related case files. | ||
*[[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books | *[[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] describes the online federal tract book collection for 28 federal land states from 1820-1908. | ||
*[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)]] explains public lands, how individuals claimed some of it, and the paperwork created during the process. | *[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)]] explains public lands, how individuals claimed some of it, and the paperwork created during the process. | ||
*BLM [[Land Patent Search]] discusses the index to eight million patented (finished) land applications, and military bounty land papers. Each entry in this index includes the land description useful for finding an ancestor in a tract book. | *BLM [[Land Patent Search]] discusses the index to eight million patented (finished) land applications, and military bounty land papers. Each entry in this index includes the land description useful for finding an ancestor in a tract book. | ||
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