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=== Beginners' Corner === | |||
*[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What are United States land records?|'''What are United States land records?''']] <br> | |||
*[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What time periods and locations do they cover?|'''What time periods and locations do they cover?''']]<br> | |||
*[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#What can I find in them?|'''What can I find in them?''']]<br> | |||
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*[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records#Search strategies|'''Search strategies''']]<br> | |||
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=== Introduction === | |||
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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 == | ||
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 or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | |||
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*[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|Federal Land]] | *[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|Federal Land]] | ||
*[[State Land|State Land]]<br> | *[[State Land|State Land]]<br> | ||
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*[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | *[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | ||
*[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | *[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | ||
*[[Inheriting Land|Inheriting Land]] | *[[United States Land and Property Inheriting Land|Inheriting Land]] | ||
*[[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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==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ||
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Introduction
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
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 or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed.
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