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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 | *'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140121491 Abstracts of Military Warrants for the Act of 1850] at NARA, General Land Office. Chariton (Iowa) Land Office. NAID 140121491 | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140121491 Abstracts of Military Warrants for the Act of 1850] at NARA, General Land Office. Chariton (Iowa) Land Office. NAID 140121491 | ||
*[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Land Records Database] at Iowa Land Records - Free account to use website | *[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Land Records Database] at Iowa Land Records - Free account to use website | ||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | *[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | ||
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), 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] | |||
== Iowa Land Records == | == Iowa Land Records == | ||
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*United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FSC|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on {{FSC|309454|item|disp=FS Library films 899878–85}}. Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | *United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FSC|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on {{FSC|309454|item|disp=FS Library films 899878–85}}. Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | ||
:*United States Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. {{FSC|421351|item|disp=FS | :*United States Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. {{FSC|421351|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2ag 1994}}; The American state papers include many of the private land claims for the early time period prior to statehood | ||
:*McMullin, Phillip W. and United States Congress ''Grassroots of America : a computerized index to the American state papers: land grants and claims (1789-1837) with other aids to research (Government document serial set numbers 28 through 36)'' Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994, c1990. {{FSC|690189|item|disp=FS | :*McMullin, Phillip W. and United States Congress ''Grassroots of America : a computerized index to the American state papers: land grants and claims (1789-1837) with other aids to research (Government document serial set numbers 28 through 36)'' Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994, c1990. {{FSC|690189|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2ag}}, index 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/369896 World Cat] | ||
*United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington - District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1988. 102 microfilm beginning with {{FSC|588843|item|disp=FS Library film 1601629}}. Many aspects of Iowa’s state, local, and family histories are treated in these records. For example: military pension applications, military academy cadet applications, court records (1827-1845), land office records, Virginia warrant scrip, muster rolls giving enlistment town or city (1837-1857), military post records listing sick, wounded, and dead, Bureau of Indian Affairs records, Indian treaties, commissions for judges, marshals, attorneys, surveyors, and postmasters. | *United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington - District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1988. 102 microfilm beginning with {{FSC|588843|item|disp=FS Library film 1601629}}. Many aspects of Iowa’s state, local, and family histories are treated in these records. For example: military pension applications, military academy cadet applications, court records (1827-1845), land office records, Virginia warrant scrip, muster rolls giving enlistment town or city (1837-1857), military post records listing sick, wounded, and dead, Bureau of Indian Affairs records, Indian treaties, commissions for judges, marshals, attorneys, surveyors, and postmasters. | ||
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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an online [ | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an online [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet website also provides many images of patents. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 FS Library films beginning with , {{FSC|511740|item|dsip=film 1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located. Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 FS Library films beginning with , {{FSC|511740|item|dsip=film 1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located. Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | ||
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Iowa uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range. The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the centerline, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the centerline. | Iowa uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range. The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the centerline, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the centerline. | ||
*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FSC|456649|item|disp=FS | *Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FSC|456649|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 E7an}}, 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | ||
*United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys.'' Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1979. {{FSC|479867|item|disp=FS Library film 1065577}}. | *United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys.'' Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1979. {{FSC|479867|item|disp=FS Library film 1065577}}. | ||
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When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. | When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. | ||
*The actual patents may be found online at the [ | *The actual patents may be found online at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records] as indicated in the section titled Indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | ||
:*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599 | :*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599 | ||
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:*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | :*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | ||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [ | To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx BLM-GLO web site]: | ||
:*Name of the purchaser | :*Name of the purchaser | ||
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For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | ||
*Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: {{FSC|169085|item|disp=FS | *Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: {{FSC|169085|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 R2L and film 1036183 item 2}}. | ||
*Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-and-profits-land-speculation-on-the-iowa-frontier/oclc/230900&referer=brief_results Worldcat] | *Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-and-profits-land-speculation-on-the-iowa-frontier/oclc/230900&referer=brief_results Worldcat] | ||
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