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Land west of the Mississippi River was part the Louisiana Purchase. Townships in that area are numbered between 101 and 164 north of the (Clarendon, Arkansas) base line. Ranges are counted west from the 5th principal meridian. Maps showing these surveys are included in:  
Land west of the Mississippi River was part the Louisiana Purchase. Townships in that area are numbered between 101 and 164 north of the (Clarendon, Arkansas) base line. Ranges are counted west from the 5th principal meridian. Maps showing these surveys are included in:  


*Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: ''Documents Index, 1991''. (FHL book 973 E7an 1991.) This book is arranged alphabetically by state. Pages 297–320 contain township maps of Minnesota.
*Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: ''Documents Index, 1991''. (Family History Library book 973 E7an 1991.) This book is arranged alphabetically by state. Pages 297–320 contain township maps of Minnesota.


=== Federal Land Offices  ===
=== Federal Land Offices  ===
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'''Indexes'''. When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc:  
'''Indexes'''. When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. Some land patents, certificates, and other land documents for Minnesota have been indexed on one compact disc:  


*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. (FHL compact disc Series 1313 no. 39.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county.
*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. (Family History Library compact disc Series 1313 no. 39.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county.


Basically the same index is included in:  
Basically the same index is included in:  


*''Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI''. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. (FHL Compact disc no.9 pt. 255.)
*''Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI''. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. (Family History Library Compact disc no.9 pt. 255.)


Other indexes to Minnesota federal land records are not arranged alphabetically but geographically by section, township, and range. Some federal land records of Minnesota are indexed in:  
Other indexes to Minnesota federal land records are not arranged alphabetically but geographically by section, township, and range. Some federal land records of Minnesota are indexed in:  


*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. (On 160 FHL films, Minnesota cards are on films 1501675 and 1501676.) Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card includes a certificate number; the name of an assignor; the legal description of the land by section, township, and range; a date of patent; and a warrant book volume and page number. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. (On 160 Family History Library films, Minnesota cards are on films 1501675 and 1501676.) Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card includes a certificate number; the name of an assignor; the legal description of the land by section, township, and range; a date of patent; and a warrant book volume and page number. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors.


Most of the names listed in the card files do not appear to be duplicated in the compact disc patent index listed above or in the tract books described below. Certificate numbers referenced in the card files do appear in the tract books, although most often the names of persons listed on the cards do not.  
Most of the names listed in the card files do not appear to be duplicated in the compact disc patent index listed above or in the tract books described below. Certificate numbers referenced in the card files do appear in the tract books, although most often the names of persons listed on the cards do not.  
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Tract books are more complete than the card files and also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. The Minnesota Historical Society Library has many county maps, land atlases, and plat books that show townships and ranges. A few of these are at the Family History Library. Tract books for Minnesota are at the Family History Library. They are part of a larger collection called:  
Tract books are more complete than the card files and also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. The Minnesota Historical Society Library has many county maps, land atlases, and plat books that show townships and ranges. A few of these are at the Family History Library. Tract books for Minnesota are at the Family History Library. They are part of a larger collection called:  


*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The FHL films for Minnesota are 1445629–76.) Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are 1445629–76.) Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both.


Records about individual pieces of land in each township were collected in land-entry case files. Case files may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers and naturalization certificates. Case files are not at the Family History Library, but must be ordered from:  
Records about individual pieces of land in each township were collected in land-entry case files. Case files may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers and naturalization certificates. Case files are not at the Family History Library, but must be ordered from:  
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A State Land Office was established in 1862. It administered and sold trust fund lands that had been set aside to support public schools and the state university. It also received land grants from the federal government to transmit to the railroads. Records from the State Land Office are at the Minnesota Historical Society. They are described in:  
A State Land Office was established in 1862. It administered and sold trust fund lands that had been set aside to support public schools and the state university. It also received land grants from the federal government to transmit to the railroads. Records from the State Land Office are at the Minnesota Historical Society. They are described in:  


*Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. (FHL book 977.6 R2k; microfilm 1698227 item11.) In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records.
*Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. (Family History Library book 977.6 R2k; microfilm 1698227 item11.) In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records.


Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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