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[[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | ||
== State Land States == | |||
Twenty colonies and states did not cede the unclaimed land in their borders to the federal government when they became part of the United States. These states are known as state-land states and included the original 13 colonies, those states created from original colonies, Hawaii, and Texas. Usually this land was surveyed in [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Land Terms & Definitions|metes and bounds]]. | Twenty colonies and states did not cede the unclaimed land in their borders to the federal government when they became part of the United States. These states are known as state-land states and included the original 13 colonies, those states created from original colonies, Hawaii, and Texas. Usually this land was surveyed in [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Land Terms & Definitions|metes and bounds]]. | ||
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Each state established land offices to distribute its land, in a manner similar to that of the federal government. The original documents are usually at the state archives. The Family History Library has copies of many of the records that have been microfilmed. | Each state established land offices to distribute its land, in a manner similar to that of the federal government. The original documents are usually at the state archives. The Family History Library has copies of many of the records that have been microfilmed. | ||
== Platting State Lands on Maps == | |||
*Online software to plat State Land descriptions is at www.genealogytools.net/deeds | |||
*An explanation, “Land Platting Made Easy” is at http://genealogy.about.com/od/land_records/ss/land_platting.htm | |||
*Another explanation, “Metes, Bounds & Meanders”, is at http://genealogy.about.com/cs/land/a/metes_bounds.htm | |||
*Definitions of many words used for metes and bounds surveying is at http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-metesandbounds.htm<br> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||