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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2074276| | *{{RecordSearch|2074276|United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch; Images — [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management Land Patents | *[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management Land Patents, 1788-1960], index. | ||
*[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Land Records] | *[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Land Records] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] ($) index and images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry ($) index and images | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140121491 Abstracts of Military Warrants for the Act of 1850 | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140121491 Abstracts of Military Warrants for the Act of 1850], General Land Office. Chariton (Iowa) Land Office. NAID 140121491 National Archives | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left and where he was moving. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left and where he was moving. | ||