United States Land and Property: Difference between revisions
(Removed TOC (will be adde back in the correct place later).) Tag: Manual revert |
m (→The Land Acquisition Process: fixed broken link) |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[North America]] | |||
| link2=[[United States]] | |||
| link1=[[ | |||
| link2= | |||
| link3= | | link3= | ||
| link4= | | link4= | ||
| link5=[[United States Land and Property|Land and Property]] | | link5=[[United States Land and Property|Land and Property]] | ||
}}{{US | }}{{Template:US-sidebar}} | ||
{{US-land-sidebar}} | |||
< | <div style="width: 72%; float: right"><center></center> | ||
= | {| style="float:right; margin-right:200px" | ||
{| style="float:right; margin-right: | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding-right:0px"| | | style="padding-right:0px"| | ||
|[[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|right|300px|thumb|<center>Emigrants Crossing the Plains<center>]] | |[[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|right|300px|thumb|<center>Emigrants Crossing the Plains<center>]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==='''Beginners' Corner=== | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What are United States land records?|'''What are United States land records?''']] <br> | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What time periods and locations do they cover?|'''What time periods and locations do they cover?''']]<br> | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What can I find in them?|'''What can I find in them?''']]<br> | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#How do I access them?|'''How do I access them?''']]<br> | |||
[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#Search strategies|'''Search strategies''']]<br> | |||
=== Introduction === | |||
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. | ||
| Line 36: | Line 29: | ||
== 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. | ||
{| width="503" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" | {| width="503" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
| Line 119: | Line 112: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" | <center> | | colspan="2" | <center> | ||
*[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | *[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px|United States flag.png]] | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 17 April 2017
| United States Wiki Topics | |
 | |
| Beginning Research | |
| Record Types | |
| United States Background | |
| Cultural Groups | |
| Local Research Resources | |
| US Land & Property | |
| Online Resources | |
| Record Types | |
| Topics | |
Beginners' 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[edit | edit source]
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 |
United States[edit | edit source]
Federal Land States[edit | edit source] |
 State Land States[edit | edit source] |