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== '''Federal Land Records''' == | == '''Federal Land Records''' == | ||
When the United States acquired [[ | When the United States acquired [[South Dakota]], most of the land became part of the public domain. The federal government surveyed available land into townships and transferred it to private ownership through local land offices. The first land office was established at Vermillion in 1861. See the United States Research Outline for more information about the land entry process.[[Image:Claim holders in Western South Dakota.jpg|Claim Holders in Western South Dakota]] | ||
Land could be obtained through cash payment (cash entries), or by homesteading (after 1862). After a settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles08/washington-dc-29.shtml General Land Office] (GLO) in Washington, DC, where a patent (first-title deed) was issued. The local land offices recorded transactions for each section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries for each township.<br>''(Picture to the right: Homesteaders in Western South Dakota)'' | Land could be obtained through cash payment (cash entries), or by homesteading (after 1862). After a settler completed the requirements for land entry, his case file was sent to the [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles08/washington-dc-29.shtml General Land Office] (GLO) in Washington, DC, where a patent (first-title deed) was issued. The local land offices recorded transactions for each section of land in tract books. They also created township plats, which are maps of land entries for each township.<br>''(Picture to the right: Homesteaders in Western South Dakota)'' | ||