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== 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. | 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 | 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 == | == The Land Acquisition Process == | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | ''' | | valign="top" align="left" | '''[[Government Land Grants|Government Land Grants]]''' | ||
*[[Colonial Land|Colonial Land]] | *[[Colonial Land|Colonial Land]] | ||
*[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|Federal Land]] | *[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|Federal Land]] | ||
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| valign="top" align="left" | '''Person to Person''' | | valign="top" align="left" | '''Person to Person''' | ||
*[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | *[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Inheriting Land|Inheriting Land]] | ||
*[[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|Land Companies/Railroads]] | *[[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|Land Companies/Railroads]] | ||
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*[[Ohio Land and Property|Ohio]] | *[[Ohio Land and Property|Ohio]] | ||
*[[Oklahoma Land and Property|Oklahoma]] | *[[Oklahoma Land and Property|Oklahoma]] | ||
*[[Oregon Land and Property|Oregon]] | *[[Oregon Land and Property Records|Oregon]] | ||
*[[South Dakota Land and Property|South Dakota]] | *[[South Dakota Land and Property|South Dakota]] | ||
*[[Utah Land and Property|Utah]] | *[[Utah Land and Property|Utah]] | ||
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*[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | *[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | ||
| valign="top" align="left" | [[Image:Federal vs. State Land States.png|center|275px | | valign="top" align="left" | [[Image:Federal vs. State Land States.png|center|275px]] <center>Federal land states (blue) & state land states (brown)</center> | ||
==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ||
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*[[United States | *[[United States|United States]] [[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px]] | ||
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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]
| Government Land Grants | Person to Person |
United States[edit | edit source]
Federal Land States[edit | edit source] |
 State Land States[edit | edit source] |
