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== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2074 Louisiana, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908] Abstracts ($) | *''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | ||
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10088/land-patents-louisiana?s=218489221 Land Patents - Louisiana, Pre-1908] ($), index. | *'''Pre-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2074 Louisiana, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908] at Ancestry - Abstracts ($) | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} | *'''Pre-1908''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10088/land-patents-louisiana?s=218489221 Land Patents - Louisiana, Pre-1908] at MyHeritage - index ($) | ||
*[http:// | *'''1770-1957''' {{RecordSearch|3019665|Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Index of Conveyances, 1770-1957}}at FamilySearch - [[Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Index of Conveyances - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index | ||
* | *'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | ||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | |||
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], images | |||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | |||
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
==Louisiana Land Records== | |||
The French and the Spanish kept the earliest land records of Louisiana, and the documents are in their languages. Since most of these records were filed with notarial records, please refer to [[Lousiana Notarial Records]]. | |||
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies and indexes of the records kept by the French Conseil Superieur and the Spanish cabildo. | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies and indexes of the records kept by the French Conseil Superieur and the Spanish cabildo. | ||
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Unclaimed land became public domain and was surveyed and sold to private owners. | Unclaimed land became public domain and was surveyed and sold to private owners. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an online [ | The Bureau of Land Management has an online [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx index] to land patents in Louisiana. The patent search usually provides a digital image of the original patent. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an [ | The Bureau of Land Management has an [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxSurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Louisiana. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
The FamilySearch Library and the Division of Archives, Records Management, and History have microfilms of the nineteenth-century claims and original land sales recorded by the United States District Land Offices, such as those in Ouachita, Opelousas, St. Helena, and New Orleans. The original records are in: | The FamilySearch Library and the Division of Archives, Records Management, and History have microfilms of the nineteenth-century claims and original land sales recorded by the United States District Land Offices, such as those in Ouachita, Opelousas, St. Helena, and New Orleans. The original records are in: | ||
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:'''State Land Office'''<br>1201 N. Third St.<br>Suite G-150<br>Baton Rouge, LA 70802<br>Telephone: 225-342-4578<br>Fax: 225-342-5458<br>Mailing Address:<br>Box 44124<br>Baton Rouge, LA 70804<br>http://www.doa.la.gov/SLO/DocumentAccess.htm | :'''State Land Office'''<br>1201 N. Third St.<br>Suite G-150<br>Baton Rouge, LA 70802<br>Telephone: 225-342-4578<br>Fax: 225-342-5458<br>Mailing Address:<br>Box 44124<br>Baton Rouge, LA 70804<br>http://www.doa.la.gov/SLO/DocumentAccess.htm | ||
Some tax records, land grants, state patents and state tract books are available online. | Some tax records, land grants, state patents and state tract books are available online. Follow the link above to the State Land Office to accesst these records online. | ||
Each office created several sets of records and indexes. {{FSC|410784|item|disp=Land tract books, FS Library Film 1318189 (first of 21 films)}} arranged by ranges and townships for the years 1807 to 1870 are also at the State Land Office and the FamilySearch Library. | Each office created several sets of records and indexes. {{FSC|410784|item|disp=Land tract books, FS Library Film 1318189 (first of 21 films)}} arranged by ranges and townships for the years 1807 to 1870 are also at the State Land Office and the FamilySearch Library. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Louisiana, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | |||
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