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Records of the land offices are located in: | Records of the land offices are located in: | ||
'''Arkansas State Land Commission Office'''<br | '''Arkansas State Land Commission Office'''<br>109 State Capitol<br>1020 West 4th Street<br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>Telephone: 501-324-9222<br>Internet: http://www.cosl.org/ | ||
Patents are located at: | Patents are located at: | ||
'''Bureau of Land Management'''<br | '''Bureau of Land Management'''<br>Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609<br>Internet: http://www.blm.gov/es/st/en.html | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an online index to land patents in Arkansas at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ | The Bureau of Land Management has an online index to land patents in Arkansas at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ The patent search may also provide a digital image of the original patent. | ||
Land-entry case files and applications of those who settled in Arkansas after the Homestead Act of 1862 are in the National Archives. All of the above files are arranged according to legal descriptions of the land. The Family History Library has the land tract books and original survey plats on microfilm. | Land-entry case files and applications of those who settled in Arkansas after the Homestead Act of 1862 are in the National Archives. All of the above files are arranged according to legal descriptions of the land. The Family History Library has the land tract books and original survey plats on microfilm. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Arkansas at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ | The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Arkansas at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
See the "[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]]" section of this outline for information about land in Arkansas that was given for service in the War of 1812. | See the "[[Arkansas Military Records|Military Records]]" section of this outline for information about land in Arkansas that was given for service in the War of 1812. | ||
Subsequent transfers of land between private owners were recorded by the clerk of the circuit or county court. Some counties have two courthouses where the documents could have been filed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the county deeds and indexes. From Pulaski County, for example, the Family History Library has 57 microfilms of deeds (1819-86) and land indexes (1819-1919). | Subsequent transfers of land between private owners were recorded by the clerk of the circuit or county court. Some counties have two courthouses where the documents could have been filed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the county deeds and indexes. From Pulaski County, for example, the Family History Library has 57 microfilms of deeds (1819-86) and land indexes (1819-1919). | ||
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