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Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1472 Land Ordinance of 1785], was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1472 Land Ordinance of 1785], was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | ||
Prior to the [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/ordinance/ Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | Prior to the [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/ordinance/ Northwest Ordinance of 1787], the colonies of Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts all had claim on land that is now part of Ohio. Only Virginia and Connecticut continued to claim specific areas of Ohio land after 1787. | ||
If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | ||
=== Federal Land Grants === | === Federal Land Grants === | ||
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*''Canal Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FHL films beginning with 182671.) </ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township. | *''Canal Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FHL films beginning with 182671.) </ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township. | ||
*''Miscellaneous Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23&amp;nbsp;Family History Library&amp;nbsp;films beginning with 196135.) </ref> | *''Miscellaneous Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;films beginning with 196135.) </ref> | ||
*''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1; another filming on six films beginning with 196198.) </ref> | *''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1; another filming on six films beginning with 196198.) </ref> | ||
*''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1.) </ref> | *''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1.) </ref> | ||
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=== Obtaining Land Entry Case Files === | |||
Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | |||
:*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | |||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ BLM-GLO web site]: | |||
:*Name of the purchaser | |||
:*State where the land was purchased. | |||
:*Name of the land office. | |||
:*Type of certificate (homestead, cash, bounty-land warrant, mining, timberland etc.) | |||
:*Certificate number or patent number | |||
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=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2077&o_xid=8913&o_lid=8913&o_xt=8913 Ohio Land Records] (see above note for access information) | *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2077&o_xid=8913&o_lid=8913&o_xt=8913 Ohio Land Records] (see above note for access information) | ||
*''Ohio Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index'' <ref>''Ohio Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index'' Officially known as the Pre-1908 Homestead &amp;amp; Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. </ref>This database contains the information from over 100,000 land patents dated before 1908 for the state of Ohio. Information recorded in the collection includes patentee name, land office, legal description, etc. | *''Ohio Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index'' <ref>''Ohio Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index'' Officially known as the Pre-1908 Homestead &amp;amp;amp;amp; Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. </ref>This database contains the information from over 100,000 land patents dated before 1908 for the state of Ohio. Information recorded in the collection includes patentee name, land office, legal description, etc. | ||
*[http://www.woolkochpublishing.com/ Ohio Land Office Records] | *[http://www.woolkochpublishing.com/ Ohio Land Office Records] | ||