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After the United States obtained possession of the area that became Missouri, land was surveyed and distributed through eight federal land offices, the earliest of which opened in 1818.  
After the United States obtained possession of the area that became Missouri, land was surveyed and distributed through eight federal land offices, the earliest of which opened in 1818.  


This distribution occurred as the '''surveyed''' land was divided into townships (36 square miles), range and section (one square mile within the township)and then sold through land offices. Iowa land office records began in 1838, when Iowa became a territory and land offices were established. Iowa is termed a [[Government Land Grants|Federal land state]](public domain), and the government granted land through [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|cash sales (entries)]], [[Homestead Records|homesteads]], [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Military bounty land|military bound land warrants]] as well as granting other claims such as [[Mining Claims|mining]] and [[Timberland|timberland claims]]. Federal land purchases are contained in a case file held at the National Archives. In order to obtain the '''case file''', a legal description of the land is needed which may be found in a deed, plat map, '''tract book''', or '''patent books'''. To learn how to obtain this land description, see the wiki article under United States Land and Property - Federal Land - [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|Obtaining a Legal Description of the Land]].  
This distribution occurred as the '''surveyed''' land was divided into townships (36 square miles), range and section (one square mile within the township)and then sold through land offices. Iowa land office records began in 1838, when Iowa became a territory and land offices were established. Missouri is termed a [[Government Land Grants|Federal land state]](public domain), and the government granted land through [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|cash sales (entries)]], [[Homestead Records|homesteads]], [[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Military bounty land|military bound land warrants]] as well as granting other claims such as [[Mining Claims|mining]] and [[Timberland|timberland claims]]. Federal land purchases are contained in a case file held at the National Archives. In order to obtain the '''case file''', a legal description of the land is needed which may be found in a deed, plat map, '''tract book''', or '''patent books'''. To learn how to obtain this land description, see the wiki article under United States Land and Property - Federal Land - [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Obtaining_a_Legal_Description_of_the_Land|Obtaining a Legal Description of the Land]].  


This process has been explained in Gary W. Beahan, ''Missouri's Public Domain: United States Land Sales, 1818-1922'' (Jefferson City, Missouri: Records Management and Archives Services, 1980; Family History Library book {{FHL|977.8 R22ip}}.  
This process has been explained in Gary W. Beahan, ''Missouri's Public Domain: United States Land Sales, 1818-1922'' (Jefferson City, Missouri: Records Management and Archives Services, 1980; Family History Library book {{FHL|977.8 R22ip}}.  


Records of the local land offices are in the Missouri State Archives. Tract books, plat maps, and land patents are in:
==== General Resources and Indexes ====


'''Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office'''<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609 <br>Internet: http://www.es.blm.gov/aboutus/phonebook/whereweare.php
*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents.


To search the Bureau of Land Management's land patents click [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ here].  
*The Missouri State Archives has an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/land/#search#search land patents database] covering the years 1831 - 1969.  


War of 1812 bounty land warrants were also issued for Missouri lands. The Family History Library has copies of the warrants and their indexes (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=290307&disp=War+of+1812%2C+military+bounty+land+warr++ films 983163-77]). Homestead records for the 1860s and later years are at the National Archives.  
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards.
Records of the local land offices are in the Missouri State Archives. Tract books, plat maps, and land patents are in:


Many additional documents dealing with early land transfers are available at the Family History Library:
*War of 1812 bounty land warrants were issued for Missouri lands. The Family History Library has copies of the warrants and their indexes {{FHL|983163}}-77.


*Record books, 1795 to 1808
*The Missouri State Archives has [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/land.asp land records] dealing with:
*U.S. land patents, 1800s to early 1900s
:Township School Land, 1820 - 1900. Land given by the federal government to Missouri to benefit public education.
*Tax deeds, 1847 to 1878
:Seminary and Saline Land, 1820 - 1825.  The federal government donated land for a seminary of learning or a state university. The saline lands were set aside by the state and a percentage of the proceeds were designated for the development of roads and canals. These saline lands were located in Pike, Ralls, Cooper, Saline and Howard counties.
*Miscellaneous land records in French, Spanish, and English, 1700s to 1800s
:*Swamp land records for the 1800s.  Located in the counties of New Madrid, Scott, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, Wayne, Butler, Stoddard and Ripley.
*Swamp land records for the 1800s  
*Land plats and index for the 1800s
*General Land Office sales, 1818 to 1903


=== &nbsp;State Land Patents  ===
=== &nbsp;State Land Patents  ===
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