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= Jurisdictions = | = Jurisdictions = | ||
[[Image:Federal vs. State Land States.png|thumb|Federal Land States | [[Image:Federal vs. State Land States.png|thumb|Federal Land States (blue) & State Land States (brown)]] | ||
The thirteen original colonies and four daughter states (Maine, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee) are considered state land states. | The thirteen original colonies and four daughter states (Maine, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee) are considered state land states. Texas and Hawaii have unique histories and are also state land states. The remaining western states are federal land states. The online Land Patent Search is primarily for federal land states west of the original thirteen colonies. | ||
Land transfers from a state land state to an individual, or later transfers from individual to individual in any state are found in their respective state or county land offices and are '''not''' part of the BLM-GLO Land Patent Search. | |||
A separate Texas General Land Office online Land Grant Database search is available at | A separate Texas General Land Office online Land Grant Database search is available at http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsSearch.cfm | ||
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= Who Is in the Land Patent Search = | = Who Is in the Land Patent Search = | ||