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=== Federal Land Records === | === Federal Land Records === | ||
After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in Montana through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. | After 1862, settlers could apply for homestead land in Montana through the General Land Office in Washington, DC. Eventually they could apply for land through eight local land offices. The first local land office was established in Helena in 1867. | ||
The land office records are at the [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/ National Archives Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the: | The land office records are at the [http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/ National Archives Records Administration—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]. The county courthouses also have records of patents on homesteads. Tract books, township plats, and pre-1908 patent records are at the: | ||
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=== Montana State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) === | === Montana State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) === | ||
5001 Southgate Drive<br | 5001 Southgate Drive<br>Billings, MT 59101<br>Phone: 406 896-5000<br>Fax: 406 896-5299<br>E-mail: [mailto:MT_Information@blm.gov MT_Information@blm.gov] | ||
http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en.html | http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en.html | ||
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Montana Native American: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/patent/ | Montana Native American: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/patent/ | ||
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