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==='''Beginners' Corner=== | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What are United States land records?|What are United States land records?]] | |||
What time periods and locations do they cover? | |||
What can I find in them? | |||
How do I access them? | |||
Search strategies | |||
=== Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|right|300px]] === | |||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | ||
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== The Land Acquisition Process == | == The Land Acquisition Process == | ||
In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | ||
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*[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | *[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | ||
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Land and PropertyBeginners' Corner[edit | edit source]
What are United States land records? What time periods and locations do they cover? What can I find in them? How do I access them? Search strategies
Introduction 
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The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available.
Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research
The Land Acquisition Process[edit | edit source]
In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed.
| Government to Person | Person to Person |
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Federal Land States[edit | edit source] |
 State Land States[edit | edit source] |
