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 After the initial distribution of land the county recorder or probate clerk primarily recorded subsequent transfers. A few transactions were recorded in&nbsp;LDS Church records. Sometimes land was transferred without it being recorded at any Church or government office.
 Maps listing the names of landholders&nbsp;locate where an ancestor lived. The library has a few plat maps. Look under the city or county for the records.
-*Morgan, Nicholas G. ''Pioneer Map: Great Salt Lake City, Great Basin, North America.'' N.p.: 1851?. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|14165|item|disp=FHL  fiche 6051237; map 979.225 E7man}}.) This map includes historical data and index to names of original owners and their locations by lot or lots and blocks. The index to this map consists of names of major land owners in various Salt Lake City LDS wards.
-*Grundvig, David L.and Sharon Lauritzen. ''Index to Pioneer Map, Great Salt Lake City, for 1850s''. N.p. 1981. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|14165|item|disp=FHL book 979.225 E7man index}}.)
-*''Pioneer Map: City of St. George, Washington County, Utah''. N.p.: 1982?. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|304542|item|disp=FHL map 979.248/S1 E7p}}.) This map lists the names of land owners on the map and the designation of the ward where they lived. The index to this map has St. George wards listed in: Hardesty, Patricia N. ''Pioneer Map, City of St. George, Washington County, Utah Index with LDS Wards''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;{{FHL|304753|item|disp=FHL  fiche 6031575; book 979.248/S1 E7p index}}.)
 Pioneer land settlement in Utah is discussed in many articles and histories. Two are:
-*Fox, Feramorz Young. ''The Mormon Land System, A Study of the Settlement and Utilization of Land Under the Direction of the Mormon Church''. Logan, Utah: Utah State Agricultural College, 1955. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|282348|title-id|disp=film 237848}}.) This is an in-depth study of the history of the Mormon land system. There are maps throughout the volume.
+*Fox, Feramorz Young. ''The Mormon Land System, A Study of the Settlement and Utilization of Land Under the Direction of the Mormon Church''. Logan, Utah: Utah State Agricultural College, 1955. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|282348|item|disp=FHL film 237848}}.) This is an in-depth study of the history of the Mormon land system. 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''. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|1338676|title-id|disp=book 979.2 H2u}}.) This is a history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily, it covers Salt Lake City.
+*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''. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|1338676|item|disp=FHL book 979.2 H2u}}.) This is a history describing how lands were divided. It is full of quotations from journals and newspapers. Primarily, it covers Salt Lake City.
 Web Site: For a detailed history of Original Land Titles in Utah, see: http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/land-original-title.htm#recorders