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If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | ||
=== Federal Land Grants === | === Federal Land Grants === | ||
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=== County Records === | === County Court Records === | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse. Original documents were retained by the families, while abstracts of deeds, mortgages, leases, and a few land grant records were kept by the recorder of deeds in each county. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse. Original documents were retained by the families, while abstracts of deeds, mortgages, leases, and a few land grant records were kept by the recorder of deeds in each county. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. | ||
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[[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has on compact disc: | [[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has on compact disc: | ||
* [[Ohio, Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3'' <ref>United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc number 40. Not available at Family History Centers.) </ref>These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for infirmation about land titles through any one of six categories; land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | *''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3'' <ref>United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc number 40. Not available at Family History Centers.) </ref>These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for infirmation about land titles through any one of six categories; land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | ||