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=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources''
*[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/land/nodak/ North Dakota Plat map indexes by county], index
*'''1788-1960s''' [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ 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
*[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


*'''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 
==North Dakota Land Records==
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], index
*[http://www.odessa3.org/collections/land/nodak/ Plat map indexes by county], index
 
When the United States acquired North Dakota, most of the land became part of the public domain. The federal government administered the land through the General Land Office. Available land was surveyed into townships and transferred to private ownership through a process called land entry. The first General Land Office was established at Pembina in 1870. The local land offices kept tract books (recording transactions for each section of land), and township plats (maps of land entries for each township).  
When the United States acquired North Dakota, most of the land became part of the public domain. The federal government administered the land through the General Land Office. Available land was surveyed into townships and transferred to private ownership through a process called land entry. The first General Land Office was established at Pembina in 1870. The local land offices kept tract books (recording transactions for each section of land), and township plats (maps of land entries for each township).