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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Nebraska]]''
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This collection includes homestead entry case files and land entry case files from the Bureau of Land Management. The records are arranged by final certificate number. The homestead entry case files include documents required to qualify for a homestead, such as:  
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== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection includes homestead entry case files and land entry case files from the Bureau of Land Management. Records from this collection encompass the years 1863-1908. The records are arranged by final certificate number. The homestead entry case files include documents required to qualify for a homestead, such as:  
*Applications  
*Applications  
*Petitions  
*Petitions  
*Affidavits
*Affidavits
Many immigrants also included their naturalization certificates with their application. The Homestead Act of 1862 was signed into law after the secession of many Southern states from the Union.


Many immigrants also included their naturalization certificates with their application.  
The Homestead Act allowed for settlement of land in non-populated areas. It established a land acquisition process that required filing an application, improving the land, and filing for the deed of title. Any citizen or intended citizen could file an application for 160 acres of land, as long as they had never fought against the U.S. Government. Homesteaders had 5 years to build on, farm, and improve the land. After five years, a homeowner could file for a land patent or deed at a local land office. The local land offices forwarded the documentation to the General Land Office in Washington D.C. with a final certificate of eligibility.  


=== Record Content  ===
Claimants paid $1.25 an acre. Service in the Union Army was counted towards the residency requirement after the Civil War. Not all homesteaders were able to qualify for ownership of the land due to harsh soil and weather conditions. Once the railroads were in place, homesteading increased due to the ease of travel.


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery caption="United States Homestead Record Examples" perrow="3" widths="160px" heights="120px">
<gallery caption="United States Homestead Record Examples" perrow="3" widths="160px" heights="120px">
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Application DGS 4568014.jpg  
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records 1873 Application DGS 4568014 img 7 .jpg|1873 Application
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Proof DGS 4568014_14-15.jpg
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records 1873 Homestead Proof DGS 4568014 img 14-15.jpg|1873 Proof
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Final Certificate DGS 4571528.jpg
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records 1880 Final Certificate DGS 4571528 img 2.jpg|1880 Final Certificate
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== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
Key genealogical facts found in most final certificates and homestead patents include:  
Key genealogical facts found in most final certificates and homestead patents include:  
*Date  
*Date  
*Application and final certificate numbers  
*Application and final certificate numbers  
*Name of applicant  
*Name of applicant  
*Description and location of land
*Description and location of land
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
To search the collection it is helpful to know the following:
*The name of your ancestor
*The approximate time period when they purchased land
*The description of the land
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==


== How to Use the Record  ==
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
 
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and death records.  
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.  
*Use the information to find additional family members.  
 
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  
For example:
*[[Nebraska Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
 
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===   
*Use the name, location and date to find the family in census records.  
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
*Use the description and location of land to find the family in land records.  
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
*Use the description and location of land to find the family in probate records.
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.  
 
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.  
If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, check for nearby land owners with similar or variant spellings of the surnames.  
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. 
 
*Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]].
== Record History  ==
*Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]].
 
=== Research Helps ===
The Homestead Act of 1862 was signed into law after the secession of many Southern states from the Union.
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy|Nebraska]].
 
* [[GuidedResearch:Nebraska|Nebraska Guided Research]]
=== Why the Record Was Created ===
* [[Nebraska Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
* [[Step-by-Step Nebraska Research, 1880-Present]]
The Homestead Act allowed for settlement of land in unpopulated areas. It established a land acquisition process that required filing an application, improving the land, and filing for the deed of title. Any citizen or intended citizen could file an application for 160 acres of land, as long as they had never fought against the U.S. Government. Homesteaders had 5 years to build on, farm, and improve the land. After five years, a homeowner could file for a land patent or deed at a local land office. The local land offices forwarded the documentation to the General Land Office in Washington D.C. with a final certificate of eligibility.  
== Citing This Collection ==
 
Claimants paid $1.25 an acre. Service in the Union Army was counted towards the residency requirement after the Civil War. Not all homesteaders were able to qualify for ownership of the land due to harsh soil and weather conditions. Once the railroads were in place, homesteading increased due to the ease of travel.  
 
=== Record Reliability  ===
 
Information in these records is usually reliable but depends upon the reliability of the informant.  
 
== Related Websites  ==
 
[http://www.nebraskagenealogy.com/land.htm Nebraska Land Records]  
 
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
 
*[[Nebraska Genealogy ]]
*[[Nebraska Land and Property|Nebraska Land and Property]]  
*[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Homestead Records|Homestead Records]]
 
== How You Can Contribute ==
 
 
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== Citations for This Collection ==
 
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.  
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.  
 
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