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=== Federal tract books 1820-1908 === | === Federal tract books 1820-1908 === | ||
There are [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276 3,907 United States '''federal''' tract books] containing the official record of each parcel of public land until it was transferred from federal to private ownership in the [[United States Land and Property#United_States|federal land states]] between the years 1820 and 1908 | There are [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276 3,907 United States '''federal''' tract books] containing the official record of each parcel of public land until it was transferred from federal to private ownership in the [[United States Land and Property#United_States|federal land states]] between the years 1820 and 1908.<ref name="Hone">E. Wade Hone, ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Ancestry Pub., c1997), 113. {{WorldCat|483096407|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|766994|item|disp=FHL Book 973 R27h}}.</ref> | ||
==== Why they were created ==== | ==== Why they were created ==== | ||
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'''Reliability''' Tract book entries were almost always recorded close to the time of land transactions. They are part of the formal record and are considered accurate and reliable, at least as far as the transfer of ownership is concerned. | '''Reliability''' Tract book entries were almost always recorded close to the time of land transactions. They are part of the formal record and are considered accurate and reliable, at least as far as the transfer of ownership is concerned. | ||
'''Coverage''' These tract books document nearly 100 percent of the land transactions for federal land states between 1820 and 1908. Every ancestor who applied to the federal government to obtain federal land should be entered in one of these tract books, whether the application was approved, or not | '''Coverage''' These tract books document nearly 100 percent of the land transactions for federal land states between 1820 and 1908. Every ancestor who applied to the federal government to obtain federal land should be entered in one of these tract books, whether the application was approved, or not. | ||
The availability of inexpensive land was one of the primary attractions for immigrants to come to America. As high as 80 percent of the population have owned property at some point in their life. However, only a small part of population obtained that land '''directly''' from the federal government. Therefore, only a small percentage of the land-owning population would be listed in federal tract books. Nevertheless, the remaining landowners would definitely be mentioned in county land and property records such as [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|deeds]]. | The availability of inexpensive land was one of the primary attractions for immigrants to come to America. As high as 80 percent of the population have owned property at some point in their life. However, only a small part of population obtained that land '''directly''' from the federal government. Therefore, only a small percentage of the land-owning population would be listed in federal tract books. Nevertheless, the remaining landowners would definitely be mentioned in county land and property records such as [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|deeds]]. | ||
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Internet digital versions of federal tract books, microfilms, and originals exist: | Internet digital versions of federal tract books, microfilms, and originals exist: | ||
:*'''''Internet.''''' Digital copies of | :*'''''Internet.''''' Digital copies of federal-land-state's tract books are available in FamilySearch Historical Records online at [http://familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276 United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908] | ||
:*'''''Microfilms''''' of tract books are also on 1,265 films for each federal-land state | :*'''''Microfilms''''' of tract books are also on 1,265 films for each federal-land state at the National Archives in Washington, and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
::*United States Bureau of Land Management, ''Tract Books'' (Washington, District of Columbia : Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957). {{WorldCat|866217989|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} {{FHL|607931|item|disp=1,265 FHL Films starting with 1445277}}. | ::*United States Bureau of Land Management, ''Tract Books'' (Washington, District of Columbia : Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957). {{WorldCat|866217989|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} {{FHL|607931|item|disp=1,265 FHL Films starting with 1445277}}. | ||
'''Storage of the originals.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]] has the original tract books for | '''Storage of the originals.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]] has the original tract books for the western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern State Office, 7450 Boston Blvd, Springfield, VA 22153 has custody of the tract books for eastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and Wisconsin.<ref>Hawkins, 4-5.</ref> | ||
=== Local tract books and land records === | === Local tract books and land records === | ||