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In the 1700s and early 1800s, the area that is now Iowa was under the control of France, then Spain, and again France. Many of the private land claims for that period have been published in the American State Papers. (See the references near the end of this section.) | In the 1700s and early 1800s, the area that is now Iowa was under the control of France, then Spain, and again France. Many of the private land claims for that period have been published in the American State Papers. (See the references near the end of this section.) | ||
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Abstracts of lands that were registered or sold at land offices from the late 1840s to 1859 are found in: | Abstracts of lands that were registered or sold at land offices from the late 1840s to 1859 are found in: | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''Abstract of Lands in Iowa Counties which were Entered or Sold at the Land Offices''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978 ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''Abstract of Lands in Iowa Counties which were Entered or Sold at the Land Offices''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978 (Family History Library films 1023903–907). The original records are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. These abstracts give the township, range, section, part of section, number of acres and name of purchaser. They also sometimes give the date and county of residence. These abstracts are listed by county. There is no index on these films. (See the United States Research Outline for more information on federal land records.) | ||
=== Homestead Grants === | === Homestead Grants === | ||
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The Family History Library has a card file on microfilm that indexes many pre-1908 land patents issued in Iowa: | The Family History Library has a card file on microfilm that indexes many pre-1908 land patents issued in Iowa: | ||
United States, Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, [19–]. ( | United States, Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, [19–]. (Family History Library films 1501522-681) See also the online index above. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management is also preparing a compact disc which indexes pre-1908 land patents for Iowa. | The Bureau of Land Management is also preparing a compact disc which indexes pre-1908 land patents for Iowa. | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films 1011597–641). These records list the name of the purchaser, the date of purchase, the name of the person who patented the land, the patent date, and the number of acres. To use these records, you need to know the township, range and section where your ancestor’s land was located. This information can be found in deed records or land ownership maps. (For more information, see the "[[Iowa Maps|Maps]]" section of this outline.) | ||
=== Other Iowa Land Records === | === Other Iowa Land Records === | ||
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The Secretary of State’s office in Des Moines has the following records, which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | The Secretary of State’s office in Des Moines has the following records, which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''Des Moines River Lands, 1847 to 1904''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''Des Moines River Lands, 1847 to 1904''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films 1011643 item 3–1011661) | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''Swamp Land Records, 1859 to 1921.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''Swamp Land Records, 1859 to 1921.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films 1011642 and 1011664) | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''School Land Grants, 1849 to 1917''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''School Land Grants, 1849 to 1917''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films 1012735 items 2-3, 1011643 item 4, 1011644 items 1–2, 1011645 items 2-3, 1011646-56, 1011662-3) | ||
Iowa. Land Department. ''Miscellaneous Land Records, 1839 to 1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. ( | Iowa. Land Department. ''Miscellaneous Land Records, 1839 to 1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library films 1011643–44, 1011665–67, and 1011671) | ||
For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | ||
Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1942. ( | Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1942. (Family History Library book 977.7 R2L; film 1036183 item 2) | ||
Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. ( | Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. (Family History Library book 977.7 R21s) | ||
For information about Virginia warrant scrip from 1831 to 1842, see the "[[Iowa History|History]]" section of this outline for the Territorial Papers of Iowa, 1838–1852. | For information about Virginia warrant scrip from 1831 to 1842, see the "[[Iowa History|History]]" section of this outline for the Territorial Papers of Iowa, 1838–1852. | ||
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If your ancestor lived in the area that is now Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, or Louisiana before 1837, you might find land claims in the following volumes: | If your ancestor lived in the area that is now Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, or Louisiana before 1837, you might find land claims in the following volumes: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States''. La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. (On 29 | United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States''. La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. (On 29 Family History Library films beginning with 1631827; classes 8 and 9 are also on films 899878–85). Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''<nowiki>; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. (FHL book 973R2ag 1994). This source and its accompanying index are cited fully in the "Land and Property" section of the United States Research Outline.</nowiki> | United States. Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''<nowiki>; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. (FHL book 973R2ag 1994). This source and its accompanying index are cited fully in the "Land and Property" section of the United States Research Outline.</nowiki> | ||