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*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index and images ($)
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Women's Property Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Women's Property Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Land Claim Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Land Claim Index] at Oregon State Archives
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index  
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index  
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 


==Oregon Land Records==
==Oregon Land Records==
=== Provisional, Territorial, and Federal Land Office Records  ===
=== Provisional, Territorial, and Federal Land Office Records  ===


Oregon land records during the period 1845 to 1849 were filed with the provisional recorder. The record contains a description of the land claimed and may name adjoining land holders.  
Oregon land records during the period, 1845 to 1849, were filed with the provisional recorder. The record contains a description of the land claimed, and may name adjoining land holders.  


:*[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-land_state.aspx The Oregon State Archives] has microfilm of these papers.
:*These papers are indexed and found in the [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/land.html#Provisional Oregon State Archives]. Click on 1845–1849 to go to the on line index.  
:*Abstracts of the records are in ''Oregon Provisional Land Claims—Volumes I–VIII'' (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1987). {{FSC|236729|item|disp=FS Catalog book 979.5 R2gL}}, and an online index is provided by the [https://gfo.org/file_download/inline/1e81b964-fe2f-46f0-844d-03f52533cc77 Genealogical Forum of Oregon] (PDF). {{WorldCat|8628062|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
:*Abstracts of the records are in ''Oregon Provisional Land Claims—Volumes I–VIII'' (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1987). {{WorldCat|8628062|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|236729|item|disp=FS Library book 979.5 R2gL}}


===Donation Land Claims===
Individuals who settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The earlier, provisional claims were voided. The size of the piece of land was dependent upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other valuable information.  
Individuals who settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The earlier, provisional claims were voided. The size of the piece of land was dependent upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other valuable information.  


Index and records:  
Index and records:  


:*[https://gfo.org/resources/indexes/pioneer/donation-land-claims.html Genealogical Forum of Oregon] - indexes.
:*Online— [http://www.gfo.org/ Genealogical Forum of Oregon]  
:*Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files, 1851-1903. {{FSC|18339|item|disp=FS Library film 1028543 (first of 108)}} - images.
:*National Archives. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
:*[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-land_federal.aspx Oregon State Archives]. Includes NARA microfilm numbers.
:*FamilySearch Library Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files, 1851- 1903 {{FSC|1028543|disp=FS Library film 1028543 (first of 108)}}  
:*[http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records.aspx Oregon State Archives]
 
Abstracts of the donation land claims are published in: ''Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims'', 5 vols. (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1957-1975:
 
:*Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims [[Gfo.org/resources/indexes/pioneer/provisional-land-claims.html]]
:*FamilySearch Library {{FSC|6051173|disp=FS Library film 823831 item 7; fiche 6051173; book 979.5 R2g}}
 
A published index to the claims is Oregon State Archives, comp., ''Index to Oregon Donation Land Claims ''(Portland: Genealogical Forum, 1953-57)
 
:*FamilySearch Library {{FSC|6051271|disp=FS Library film 874373 item 2; fiche 6051271}}
:*[http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/pioneer/donation-land-claims.html Index to the Claimaints] $
:*[http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/pioneer/donation-land-claims.html Genealogical Forum of Oregon]


Abstracts of the donation land claims are published in: ''Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims'', 5 vols. Portland: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1957-1975.
Distribution of the remaining unoccupied land was administered by the General Land Office (FS LibraryO) through land offices in Oregon. Most of the local FS LibraryO records are now kept in the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle). Patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at:  
{{FSC|258861|item|disp=FS Catalog book 979.5 R2g; indexed in FS Library film 874373, item 2}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25452/ Ancestry] ($).
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Distribution of the remaining unoccupied land was administered by the General Land Office through land offices in Oregon. Most of the local records are now kept in the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle). Patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at:  


:*[http://www.blm.gov/or/index.php Oregon/Washington State Office]<br>Bureau of Land Management<br>1220 SW 3rd Avenue<br>Portland, OR 97204<br>Phone: 503-808-6001
:*[http://www.blm.gov/or/index.php Oregon State Office]<br>Bureau of Land Management<br>333 S.W. 1st. Avenue<br>Portland, OR 97204<br>503-808-6002


The original tract books, plats, and land entry case files are at the National Archives. Many of the records are now online at [https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management (BLM)]. Detailed instructions to use the site and perform searches are at [https://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/files/glo-website-instructions.pdf GLO Records  - Patent and Control Document Index (CDI) Document Search Instructions].
The original tract books, plats, and land entry case files are at the National Archives.&nbsp;Many of the records are now online at the [http://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/landrecords.php Bureau of Land Management (BLM) internet site].&nbsp;The records are indexed at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx general BLM site.]


=== County Records  ===
=== County Records  ===
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After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded by the county auditor in the form of deeds and mortgages. These may be obtained from the appropriate recorder or clerk in each courthouse. The FamilySearch Library is acquiring land records from the counties and digitizing them and they are found on FamilySearch Historical Records. Search the Wiki under the county for more information.  
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded by the county auditor in the form of deeds and mortgages. These may be obtained from the appropriate recorder or clerk in each courthouse. The FamilySearch Library is acquiring land records from the counties and digitizing them and they are found on FamilySearch Historical Records. Search the Wiki under the county for more information.  


Many of the country records can be found on the internet by using a search engine and terms such as county name (e.g. Douglas), Land, Records. Information on Oregon Land records can also be found at the [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-land.aspx Oregon State Archives].
Many of the country records can be found on the internet by using a search engine and terms such as county name (e.g. Douglas), Land, Records.&nbsp; Information on Oregon Land records can also be found at the [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/land.html#County Oregon State Archives.]  


'''''Online Records'''''
'''''Online Records'''''

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Oregon Land Records[edit | edit source]

Provisional, Territorial, and Federal Land Office Records[edit | edit source]

Oregon land records during the period, 1845 to 1849, were filed with the provisional recorder. The record contains a description of the land claimed, and may name adjoining land holders.

Individuals who settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The earlier, provisional claims were voided. The size of the piece of land was dependent upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other valuable information.

Index and records:

Abstracts of the donation land claims are published in: Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, 5 vols. (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1957-1975:

A published index to the claims is Oregon State Archives, comp., Index to Oregon Donation Land Claims (Portland: Genealogical Forum, 1953-57)

Distribution of the remaining unoccupied land was administered by the General Land Office (FS LibraryO) through land offices in Oregon. Most of the local FS LibraryO records are now kept in the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle). Patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at:

The original tract books, plats, and land entry case files are at the National Archives. Many of the records are now online at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) internet site. The records are indexed at the general BLM site.

County Records[edit | edit source]

After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded by the county auditor in the form of deeds and mortgages. These may be obtained from the appropriate recorder or clerk in each courthouse. The FamilySearch Library is acquiring land records from the counties and digitizing them and they are found on FamilySearch Historical Records. Search the Wiki under the county for more information.

Many of the country records can be found on the internet by using a search engine and terms such as county name (e.g. Douglas), Land, Records.  Information on Oregon Land records can also be found at the Oregon State Archives.

Online Records

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