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::An in-depth study of the history of the early land system of the Church. There are maps throughout the volume. | ::An in-depth study of the history of the early land system of the Church. There are maps throughout the volume. | ||
*Linford, Lawrence, L. ''Establishing and Maintaining Land Ownership in Utah Prior to 1869 in Utah Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 42 no. 2, Spring 1974: 126-43''. | *Linford, Lawrence, L. ''Establishing and Maintaining Land Ownership in Utah Prior to 1869 in Utah Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 42 no. 2, Spring 1974: 126-43''. {{FSC|1338676|item|disp=FS Library book 979.2 H2u}} | ||
::A history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily covering Salt Lake City. | ::A history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily covering Salt Lake City. | ||
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“For the first 22 years after settlement, land ownership was based on Utah territorial land policies. The Utah Territorial Assembly governed land ownership in Utah and established methods of surveying and acquiring title. These practices and the documents they created were recognized in Utah Territory, but did not provide Utah settlers with federally recognized legal title to land.<br><br> | “For the first 22 years after settlement, land ownership was based on Utah territorial land policies. The Utah Territorial Assembly governed land ownership in Utah and established methods of surveying and acquiring title. These practices and the documents they created were recognized in Utah Territory, but did not provide Utah settlers with federally recognized legal title to land.<br><br> | ||
Since land in Utah had been settled for over 20 years when the land office opened, it was often difficult to make the government land packages fit the existing town and farm lots. In many cases a "trustee" received the patent and then distributed the land among several others. Records of these secondary transfers should be listed in | Since land in Utah had been settled for over 20 years when the land office opened, it was often difficult to make the government land packages fit the existing town and farm lots. In many cases a "trustee" received the patent and then distributed the land among several others. Records of these secondary transfers should be listed in county recorder's office. | ||
Reconciliation between the territorial and federal land distribution systems required Congressional legislation to establish a land office in Salt Lake City, integrate Utah Territory into the national land system, and provide relief to the inhabitants of cities and towns on the public domain. The federal government opened a land office in Salt Lake City on March 9, 1869.” (Source: Ronda Frazier, Probate Court Land Claim Record Books, 1871-1894, Salt Lake County Records Management & Archives Series #PC-010, pg.3.)<br> | Reconciliation between the territorial and federal land distribution systems required Congressional legislation to establish a land office in Salt Lake City, integrate Utah Territory into the national land system, and provide relief to the inhabitants of cities and towns on the public domain. The federal government opened a land office in Salt Lake City on March 9, 1869.” (Source: Ronda Frazier, Probate Court Land Claim Record Books, 1871-1894, Salt Lake County Records Management & Archives Series #PC-010, pg.3.)<br> | ||
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The library has tract books and land ownership maps for Utah. For more information about these records and other federal land records, see [[United States Land and Property]] and the [[United States Maps]]. | The library has tract books and land ownership maps for Utah. For more information about these records and other federal land records, see [[United States Land and Property]] and the [[United States Maps]]. | ||
Barker, Joel. | Barker, Joel. ''Preliminary Inventory of Land Management - Utah''. Denver, Colorado: Archives Branch, Federal Archives and Records Center, 1979. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|629803|title-id|disp=book 979.2 R23b}}.) This book provides a history of the land dealings and surveys. It lists what is available, the dates, how it is arranged, and a description. | ||
The following offices have federal land records for Utah: | The following offices have federal land records for Utah: | ||
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[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records]<br>The land patents from 1820 to the present are searchable online knowing at a minimum the name of the person receiving the patent and the state where the patent is located. | [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records]<br>The land patents from 1820 to the present are searchable online knowing at a minimum the name of the person receiving the patent and the state where the patent is located. | ||
[https://www.blm.gov/services/land-records Bureau of Land Management - | [https://www.blm.gov/services/land-records Bureau of Land Management - Utah State Office]<br>324 South State Street Suite 400<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2303<br>Telephone: 801-539-4001<br>Fax: 801-539-4260 <br> | ||
This office has copies of patents and tractbooks from 1869 to the present with survey plats and notes beginning in the 1850s, and township plats showing who the land was sold to. | This office has copies of patents and tractbooks from 1869 to the present with survey plats and notes beginning in the 1850s, and township plats showing who the land was sold to. | ||
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Mailing Address:<br>General Branch<br>Civil Archives Division<br>National Archives<br>Washington, D.C. 20408 | Mailing Address:<br>General Branch<br>Civil Archives Division<br>National Archives<br>Washington, D.C. 20408 | ||
The [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ Washington National Records Center] | The [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ Washington National Records Center] has the tract books of entries to about 1964, two indexed case files from 1869 to 1908, and the other file from 1908 to about 1973, and patents from 1869 to 1908.<br> | ||
=== State Land Records (1896-present) === | === State Land Records (1896-present) === | ||