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Online Resources

See United States Land and Property for more databases and resources.
1788-1960s U.S. Land Patent Search at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records
1861-1932 United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - images
1863-1908 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
1897-1964 Alaska, Land Records, 1897-1964(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1906-1975 Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books at Ancestry - index & images ($)
Survey Plats and Field Notes at Bureau of Land Management - index
Land Owner Search at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners
Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Gold Rush

Alaska Land Records

The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. Alaska became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885.

Availability

The National Archives has land-entry case files and a card index to 1908 containing only 56 cash entries and 133 homestead patents for the entire state. Patents, tract books, and township plats are at:

Bureau of Land Management
222 W. 7th Avenue #13
Anchorage AK 99513-7599
Telephone 907-271-5555
Fax 907-272-3430

The National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) has copies of the tract books, township plats, and other records of the general land offices. The Alaska State Archives has descriptions and maps of mining claims.

Land that had been transferred by sale or grant to private ownership could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. Records of these subsequent transactions, including deeds, mortgages, and other property records, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of the land records available in Alaska.

Alaska Townsite Deed Books, 1906-1975. NAID 5404594

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-The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. Alaska became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885.
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-The National Archives has land-entry case files and a card index to 1908 containing only 56 cash entries and 133 homestead patents for the entire state. Patents, tract books, and township plats are at:
+==Online Resources ==
+*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.''
+*'''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
+*'''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 and images ($)
+*'''1897-1964''' {{FSC|2835353|item|disp=Alaska, Land Records, 1897-1964}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+*'''1906-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62392/ Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
+*[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]
-'''Bureau of Land Management'''<br>222 W. 7th Avenue #13 <br>Anchorage AK 99513-7599<br>Telephone 907-271-5555 <br>Fax 907-272-3430<br>Internet: http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en.html<br>
+'''Gold Rush'''<br>
+*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/bystate.html American Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]
+*[http://yukonalaska.com/klondike/byprovince.html Canadian Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush]
-The National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) at http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/ has copies of the tract books, township plats, and other records of the general land offices. The Alaska State Archives has descriptions and maps of mining claims.
+== Alaska Land Records  ==
-Land that had been transferred by sale or grant to private ownership could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. Records of these subsequent transactions, including deeds, mortgages, and other property records, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of the land records available in Alaska.
+The first Organic Act, passed in 1884, extended the laws of Oregon to Alaska. [[Alaska, United States Genealogy|Alaska]] became a public domain state, in which unclaimed land was surveyed and sold by the federal government. The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885.
-[[Category:Alaska]]
+== Availability  ==
+The National Archives has land-entry case files and a card index to 1908 containing only 56 cash entries and 133 homestead patents for the entire state. Patents, tract books, and township plats are at:
+:[https://www.blm.gov/alaska '''Bureau of Land Management''']<br>222 W. 7th Avenue #13 <br> Anchorage AK 99513-7599<br> Telephone 907-271-5555 <br> Fax 907-272-3430<br>
+The [http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/ National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region] (Seattle) has copies of the tract books, township plats, and other records of the general land offices. The [http://www.archives.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Archives] has descriptions and maps of mining claims.
+Land that had been transferred by sale or grant to private ownership could be sold again, inherited, lost by foreclosure of a mortgage, or distributed through a divorce. Records of these subsequent transactions, including deeds, mortgages, and other property records, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of the land records available in Alaska.
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5404594 Alaska Townsite Deed Books, 1906-1975. NAID 5404594]
+== References  ==
+ {{U.S. Land and Property}}
+[[Category:Alaska, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]]