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=== Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|thumb|right|300px]] === | |||
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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 == | ||
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 | 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. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | ||
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*[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | *[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | ||
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*[[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|Land Companies/Railroads]] | *[[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads|Land Companies/Railroads]] | ||
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*[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | *[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | ||
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<center>Federal land states (blue) & state land states (brown)</center> | |||
==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ||
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Land and PropertyIntroduction [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. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed.
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