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To locate the land entry or homestead case file for your ancestor, you will need to know either the patent number or the legal description (range, township, section of the land). The county recorder of deeds may be able to provide the legal description from county land records, or you may be able to pinpoint the exact location of the tract by searching the entries in the tract book covering the approximate area. | To locate the land entry or homestead case file for your ancestor, you will need to know either the patent number or the legal description (range, township, section of the land). The county recorder of deeds may be able to provide the legal description from county land records, or you may be able to pinpoint the exact location of the tract by searching the entries in the tract book covering the approximate area. | ||
The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at the | The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at the [http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en.html Idaho State Office of the Bureau of Land Management] at 1387 So. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709-1657, Telephone: 208-373-4000, Fax: 208-373-3888. The [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html National Archives and Records Administration—Pacific Northwest Region] has copies of the township plats and the original tract books, plats, homestead entry files, and cash entry files. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Idaho. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Idaho. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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