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== Online Resources == | |||
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} | *'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | ||
*'''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 | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] ($) index and | *'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images | ||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*[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://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] | |||
==Nevada Land Records== | |||
=== Land Office Records === | === Land Office Records === | ||
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Land was generally obtained through cash payment, called cash entry, or by meeting certain conditions of settlement, such as homesteading. The original tract books, plats, homestead entries, and cash entry records are available at the National Archives. The National Archives also has an index to cash entry files and homestead records prior to July 1908. | Land was generally obtained through cash payment, called cash entry, or by meeting certain conditions of settlement, such as homesteading. The original tract books, plats, homestead entries, and cash entry records are available at the National Archives. The National Archives also has an index to cash entry files and homestead records prior to July 1908. | ||
Other land office records, such as patents, land tracts, and township plats, from about 1861 to 1964, are available at the National Archives—Pacific Sierra Region (San Bruno). Patents and copies of tract books are also at[http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en.html | Other land office records, such as patents, land tracts, and township plats, from about 1861 to 1964, are available at the National Archives—Pacific Sierra Region (San Bruno). Patents and copies of tract books are also at[http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en.html Bureau of Land Management]. There are 7 districts in Nevada. This website will take you to the primary site where you can choose the district you are interested and and get their contact information.<br> | ||
[ | [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx General Land Office Records] are searchable online and most have free images of patents to download. The minimum information needed for a search is the state where the land is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. Surveys and Land Status Records can also be searched here. <br> | ||
== County Records == | |||
After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. Sometimes patents were also recorded as deeds. | After land has been transferred from government to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are recorded by the county. Sometimes patents were also recorded as deeds. | ||
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To start your deed search, first determine the county covering the land at the time the deed was made. Then contact that county recorders office. You might be able to obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder, but most likely you will have the visit the recorders office. Some counties have land records online, check the county website for the recorders office.<br> | To start your deed search, first determine the county covering the land at the time the deed was made. Then contact that county recorders office. You might be able to obtain a copy of a county land record by writing to the county recorder, but most likely you will have the visit the recorders office. Some counties have land records online, check the county website for the recorders office.<br> | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has copies of these records for only a few counties. [http://geology.com/county-map/nevada.shtml See a map of the 16 counties in Nevada].<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<br>{{Nevada}}{{U.S. Land and Property}} | <br>{{Nevada}}{{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Nevada, United States | [[Category:Nevada, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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